Navy Intercepts Vessel With 2.1m Litres Of Crude Oil

Navy said it has arrested 21 suspects and seized two vessels
on the waterways and creeks of Agbami Oil Field and Obi Creeks in Southern Ijaw
Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.A statement yesterday by the Flag
Officer Commanding the Central Naval Command, Rear Adm. Sidi-Ali Hassan Usman,
said the suspects are Nigerians.
The statement,
released in Yenagoa, the state capital, said the vessels lacked permits to lift
crude oil.It said: “The vessels were laden with 2.1 million litres of crude oil
at the time of arrest.They were intercepted at points on the Ebi creeks and
Agbami Oil Field between December 26 and January 14.
“The suspects were unable to tender relevant documents, such
as the Nigerian Port Authority bunkering permit and the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) nomination for crude oil lifting.
“They lacked the certificate of registration with the Joint
Military Task Force. They did not have the Naval Headquarters approval for the
movement of petroleum products within the command area of responsibility.
The determination of the Navy and the Central Naval Command
to eradicate oil theft, bunkering and other illegality on the Nigerian waters
is total.”
The Navy also vowed to sustain the tempo of activities on
the waterways and creeks in the Niger Delta.
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