Sylvester Idowu in Warri
The Nigerian Navy Ship Delta (NNS Delta), Warri has arrested and handed over a barge and two trucks, suspected to have been used for illegal oil bunkering, to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for possible prosecution.
The barge tagged ‘Oghenekome’ and trucks with registration LSD 337 XA and ABJ 809 XN were arrested by the operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship Delta on November 7th this year.
The Commander, NNS Delta, Commodore Abba Muhsin, while handing over the items to the EFCC Tuesday, disclosed that his operatives in a gunboat intercepted the barge and trucks at Nigerian Inland Waterways Agency (NIWA) jetty in Warri.
Commodore Muhsin, who was represented by the Executive Officer, NNS Delta, Commander Ayi Ekpo Archibong, said the success of the exercise was among other series of actions in support of Operations Delta Sanity of the Nigerian Navy and Operations Delta Safe of Defence Headquarters.
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Source: Thisday Newspaper
