NSCDC intercepts 137 kegs of PMS, arrests three suspects
By Steve Oni, Ilorin
The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.(NSCDC) has intercepted 137 kegs loaded with premium motor spirit popularly know as petrol being allegedly smuggled out of the country through the Nigeria- Benin Republic boarder in Baruten local government area of Kwara State.
In the process, three of the suspects were reportedly arrested.
Spokesman of the NSCDC in the State, Babawale Zaid Afolabi, said: “The crack and tactical Anti Vandal team of the Corps, acting on an Intelligence information and a tip off, rounded up the three suspects on their way to Benin Republic with the petroleum products loaded inside 137 kegs.
“The three suspects arrested are Jimoh Serifdeen 19, Abdul Majid Saminu, 20 and Usman Muhammed, 18. Other suspects ran away on sighting the NSCDC patrol team and manhunt has begun in order to pick them up.”
He explained further that the petroleum products were loaded from one Wasmak filling station in Kaiama, adding that the filling station has been sealed up by the NSCDC.
He said the head of the Anti Vandal Unit, Ayinde Olatubde Yusuf, who led the operation, has read a riot act to vandals and other economic saboteurs in the State to desist from the act, saying the NSCDC and other security agencies are all out to make life difficult for criminals.in the state.
As manhunt continues to arrest other members of the gang, the Kwara State Commandant of the NSCDC, Iskilu Ayinla Makinde, has ordered that the suspects be charged to court on completion of investigations.