Three suspected oil thieves arrested by officers of the Guards Brigade, Nigerian Army, have been handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for further investigation and possible prosecution.

The suspects: Gbenga Olusegun , Mohammed Yusuf and Auwal Abbas were arrested on May 12, 2014, at Toto Check Point, Keffi, Nasarawa State, with a truck loaded with 33,000 litres of petroleum product suspected to be crude oil and a Honda Civic Car.

Ibrahim Yidi, Head, Extractive Industry Fraud Section received the suspects on behalf of the EFCC at a brief ceremony at the Commission’s headquarters on May 17, 2014.

Media & Publicity
20th May, 2014