The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Delta says it has impounded two trucks laden with 48,000 litres of petroleum products.

Mr Amos Andekin, State Commandant of the Corps, who disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Asaba, said the products might have been illegally refined.  Andekin said that one of the trucks marked XE 552 ENU, which had 33,000 litres of a product suspected to be diesel, was impounded on July 23.

According to him, the second truck marked DT 890 ABH, which has 15,000 litres of petrol, was apprehended on July 27, at Otu-Jeremi in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta.

He said that officials of the anti-vandalism unit of the command, who made the arrests also nabbed four suspects in connection with the cases. He said that investigation to ascertain where the products were scooped and refined had commenced.

“When we complete the investigation, we will prosecute the suspects,’’ Andekin said.He gave the assurance that the command was committed to ensuring that vandalism was totally eradicated in the state. The NSCDC commandant urged his colleagues to use members of the public to get information as the corps alone could not fight the economic saboteurs. He also urged the criminals to desist from the act because the law would one day catch up with them.

Andekin also appealed to the public to report any suspected activity around public facilities, including pipelines to the NSCDC. He that there was the need for the people to join in policing public infrastructure in the country