Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have intercepted a woman vandal attempting to siphon crude oil and recovered firearms in the creeks of Rivers State, Nigeria.
This is in line with NSCDC’s unwavering determination to effectively carry out its mandate in safeguarding all critical national assets and infrastructure.
The operatives, who were members of the Commandant General’s (CG) Special Intelligence Squad (SIS), arrested a suspect, Joy Isaac, aged 36 years, who admitted whe was engaged in oil pipeline vandalism with her husband, Chukwuemeka Uche, for two years.
Mrs Joy Isaac
The operatives recovered two firearms, some dangerous equipment and other items from the vandals who had already ravaged oil trunk lines and vandalized oil and gas installation at Idia/Ogburu waterside settlement camp located around a multinational company in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni; ONELGA Rivers State.
The CG’s SIS, while acting on an intelligence that a syndicate, which specializes in attacking security operatives while vandalizing oil pipeline installations around the multinational gas pipeline, arrested a woman while others are at large.
National Public Relations Officer of NSCDC National Headquarters, Abuja CSC Babawale Afolabi, made the disclosure in a statement made available to journalists.
He said: “the CG ‘s SIS Commander, DC Appolos Dandaura, hinted that the woman was apprehended in a thatched hut located at the camp and later volunteered the information that the incriminating items were owned by her husband, Chukwuemeka Uche.
“The woman identified as Joy Isaac, aged 36 years, said she and her husband have been in the business for two years.
“While effecting the arrest, we were able to recover the following as exhibits: 2 locally fabricated pistols, 1 New yellow FIRMAN FPG 4800 EZ electric power generating set, 1 JUMLEE SS 1800 new stainless steel Hole saw 1 PTFE Thread seal tape, welding electrolyte pieces, a spade, a shovel, 1 red colour top flex mini 200 A 1GBT welding machine, 2 red F MAXMECH mini welding machine, 2 orange colour heavy duty wrench (24), 1 bronco saw, 1 Makita li-ion drilling machine, 1 top flex drilling machine, 3 drilling machine batteries, vandalized wellhead valves of different sizes, wellhead wrenches, 1 pelvic ball oil well valve, numerous cellophane bags for packaging petroleum products, coloured red, black and white electrical cables, and a golden colour Infinix smart 8 Android smartphone.
Recovered Arms
“Other items recovered included a white coloured ITEL 2000 AMP power bank, 1 micro sized Techno Android phone, 1 non-functioning Glo Green Infinix Android, 1 non-functioning Techno Android, 1 button phone (not functioning) and a VWO Android phone (not functioning).
“The suspect and all exhibits have been handed over to the Intelligence Department of the Rivers State Command while all necessary briefings have been made to the State Commandant, Basil Igwebueze, to enhance further investigation and possible prosecution.”
He admonished Nigerians “to shun all acts of economic sabotage in the nation,” and engage in legitimately profitable endeavours, pledging that the culprits would be made to face the full wrath of the law.
