ASABA/Nigeria: Operatives of the Nigerian Security, Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC has said that the spate of crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism, illegal dealings in petroleum product, and other sorts will become history by December this year.
The disclosure was made by the State Commandant of the NSCDC Akinsanya Iskilu Abiodun through the Command’s Image Maker DSC Emeka Peters Okwechime at the command state headquarters in Asaba the Delta State Capital.
Dsc Emeka Peters says that acting upon the directive from the presidency and the Commandant General of the NSCDC Dr. Abubakar Audi Ahmed Ph.D. mni, the Delta State Commandant of the NSCDC Akinsanya Iskilu has ignited his men on kinetic and spontaneous operations through a well-coordinated but a radical approach launched by men of the Commandant Tactical Squad, CTS, and the Rejigged Anti-Vandal Squad RAS, with a directive to bring down the low, high and mighty to justice.
The squad was charged to comb all forests, bushes, compounds, creeks, water bodies, stations, dump sites, dump yards, and premises sufficiently suspected to be used for Illegal dealings in petroleum products or involved in acts of sabotage. Others are trucks, boats, SUVs, vandalised items, Power installations, telecommunications, railway installations, and other public infrastructures they are to impound, and arrests all suspects down to the State Headquarters in Asaba.
The Public relations officer while recounting the achievement of the command recorded recently, he said that the command in parallel operations decimated artisanal refineries in Alfa marine in Koko the Administrative headquarters of Warri North LGA. He said that the suspects jumped into rivers and swamps upon sighting men of the Rejigged Anti-Vandal Squad(RAS).
In a determined effort to arrest the fleeing suspects, Dsc Emeka Okwechime, said that plainclothes personnel has been strategically positioned within the nooks and crannies of the LGA.
Dsc Emeka Okwechime said that large metal tanks, drums containing petroleum products suspected to be AGO, hose, used by the Vandals and other equipment, and the instrument used in the illegal dealings in petroleum products were crushed and set ablaze by the NSCDC RAS.
In a similar development, men from the Solid Mineral Unit drafted from the Combined Forces of the NSCDC also arrested three (3) suspects for Illegal mining activities in Ugbokodo waterside in Okpe LGA of Delta state.
The Commands Public Relations Officer Dsc Emeka Peters said that the suspects were arrested from a credible intelligent tip off available to the command. Dsc Emeka Peters Okwechime gave the names of the suspects as, Eze Emmanuel ‘M’ 32yrs from Ebonyi State,Samuel Ige ‘M’ 40yrs from Oyete in Isoko LGA in Delta State andIsa Idris ‘M’ aged 18yrs from Kano State.
Although, the suspects have been granted administrative bail, but would be charged to court when investigations are concluded.
On the issue of the flood, Dsc Okwechime said that the NSCDC State Commandant Akinsanya Iskilu Abiodun has sounded several early warnings to citizens living close to flood-prone areas, villages, and communities to move to the upland areas in line with section 3 subsection J, of the NSCDC act 2007 as amended. Which mandated the NSCDC to provide necessary warnings for the civil populations in times of danger.
Speaking further on the rapt plans, programmes, and modalities of the command to evacuate the civil populations from the danger areas, rescue operations, provisions and the management of shelters for civilians and assist in the provision of medical services as enshrined in Section 3, subsection k, L, N, M and O of the NSCDC act 2007 as amended.
He called on the State Government, Private Individuals, NGOs, Politicians, and the general public to assist the flood victims and all Government Agencies saddled with the responsibilities of ameliorating the plights of the flood victims including the NSCDC.
In the spirit of celebration, Commandant Akinsanya use the opportunity to celebrate all Muslim faithful across the state and charged them to leave in peace and to love one another irrespective of tribe, religion, or ethnicity. He enjoined all Deltans to keep faith in God and to watch and pray always, especially as we are approaching election year, for a peaceful and credible 2023 general election. He wished all Muslim faithfuls a happy Eidel Maulud celebration.
It will be recalled that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Delta State Command is working tirelessly with other sister security agencies committed to ensuring the protection of life and property and maintaining peace and order in the State. He charged the general public to give useful information to security agencies and to say something when they see something.
