The Nigerian Navy bursts a private residence at Okwuzi, Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government area of Rivers state which has been used for storage of large scale illegal petroleum products
The commander, Nigerian Navy Ship NNS Pathfinder, commodore Desmond Igbo, told journalists at the premises of the bunkering site that he was shocked at the huge level of economic sabotage.
The large scale discovery of over two hundred thousand litres of automated gas oil, AGO, also known as diesel is stored in a private residence in Okwuzi Ogba-Egbema-Ndoni local government area of Rivers state.
The commander Nigerian Navy Ship NNS Pathfinder, commodore Desmond Igbo, during an inspection of the illegal storage facility said the feat was achieved through collaborative intelligence gathering.
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Commodore Igbo again warned against the high level economic sabotage being perpetrated by few unscrupulous Nigerians on daily basis.
The owner of the private property gave the reasons for his involvement in the illicit business.
The navy authorities say the suspect will be handed over to the prosecuting agencies after thorough investigations.
(Editor : Ena Agbanoma)
