As
part of the campaign against the theft of the nation oil resources, the
authorities of the Nigerian Navy have handed over 1,646 suspected oil
thieves to the police, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and
the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps for prosecution.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba, who disclosed
this at the inauguration of the Chief of Naval Staff Strategic Guidance
‘02’ in Abuja said the suspects were arrested between October 12 and
September 13, 2013.
Ezeoba also said operatives of the Navy also destroyed 1,556
illegal refineries, 1443 wooden boats and 69, 606 auxiliary equipment
during the period.
The Navy Chief added that the service rescued two vessels -MV Crow
and MT Norte- which were carrying 17,000 metric tonnes of gasoline as of
the time they were hijacked by the pirates.
He said the efforts of the Navy had resulted in a drastic reduction
of the incidents of piracy and oil theft in the nation’s maritime
domain.
He added that the Navy responded effectively to most of the alerts
it received on piracy and sea robbery and was investigating others.
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