- He made this known while parading the suspects at the site of the illegal refinery
Four persons have been apprehended for operating an illegal refinery in Abia state.
The suspects were arrested by the Abia State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The state Commandant, Usman Alfadarai, said the arrest followed his men’s 48-hour sustained surveillance within and around Obiakpu, Obuzo-Asa, in the Ukwa West area of the state State.
He made this known while parading the suspects at the site of the illegal refinery, describing the arrest as a significant inroad in tackling vandalism.
He said: “a major boost in the overall fight against all forms of vandalism of critical national assets and infrastructure, illegal dealing in petroleum products and related economic sabotage against our nation, Nigeria”.
“This move which comes barely one week after I took over as the Abia State commandant is a strong statement to the vandals to either turn a new leaf or relocate from the state as the corps will not give any inch of respite to the enemies of the Nigerian economy to operate.”