Oil Theft, Vandalism: NSCDC Denies Auctioning Seized Trucks, Trailers

The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has distanced itself from a report linking it with auctioning of trucks and trailers  it reportedly seized in connection with oil theft and pipeline vandalism.
State Commandant, Mr. Desmond Agu, said in Yenagoa, that he had asked the investigative unit of the command to probe the report and unmask perpetrators behind it.
The commandant said it was unfortunate that a “report of such magnitude” could be written without verifying from his command.

The Bayelsa State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps has distanced itself from a report linking it with auctioning of trucks and trailers  it reportedly seized in connection with oil theft and pipeline vandalism.
State Commandant, Mr. Desmond Agu, said in Yenagoa, that he had asked the investigative unit of the command to probe the report and unmask perpetrators behind it.
The commandant said it was unfortunate that a “report of such magnitude” could be written without verifying from his command.
Agu described the development as a deliberate ploy by persons against the anti-vandalism war of the command to drag its image to the mire.
Describing the allegation as malicious and mischievous, he asked members of the public to discountenance it.
Agu said, “We do not have any 14 trucks to sell or auction. We have no bicycle, motorcycle or any other vehicle let alone trucks to sell.
“We have started probing the matter to get to the root of the misleading report which is capable of tarnishing the image of the NSCDC in the country.
“The command has activated its investigative machinery to fish out persons behind the publication and to know their motives. Such persons will be dealt with within the ambit of the law.”
Agu, who described the NSCDC as a bureaucratic organisation, explained that auctioning of such items could not have been done without the involvement of the Pipelines and Products Marketing Company.
He, however, said the command had in its custody three trucks which had already been marked as exhibits in ongoing court cases with two Nigerian firms.