The Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps, Osun Command, has arrested a Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted truck driver, Afeez Adegbola, for allegedly diverting 10,000 litres of petrol belonging to the corporate.
The state Commandant, Mr Igbalawole Sotiyo, disclosed this whereas parading the suspect and his two motor boys on Saturday, in Osogbo.
Sotiyo defined that the suspects have been arrested on Friday at about 8.21 pm with the NNPCL truck.
The commandant stated that the suspect loaded 40,000 litres of petrol at Pinnacle Distribution Depot in Eleko, Lagos State.
He stated that the waybill indicated that the product was meant to be delivered at NNPCL Mega station in Osogbo.
Sotiyo stated that following a tip-off, officers of the command trailed the truck with registration quantity AGG 959 XA and found that solely 30, 000 litres of gas have been delivered on the NNPCL filling station.
He stated that the driving force was arrested whereas discharging the remaining 10, 000 litres at TEMPOLA filling station in Ikirun, Ifelodun Native Authorities space of the state.
The corps commandant stated that the suspects had made confessional assertion that the entire content material of 40,000 litres was meant for NNPCL mega station in Osogbo, however was directed by his firm to ship solely 30,000, whereas the remaining 10,000 must be taken to a non-public filling station in Ikirun.
Sotiyo described the act as an financial sabotage and stealing.
“It’s an act of sabotage and stealing in opposition to the state. They’re saboteurs and anti-state.
“NSCDC is utilizing this medium to warn all of the stakeholders concerned within the distribution of petroleum merchandise nationwide that anybody caught sabotaging the federal government could be apprehended and prosecuted.
“NSCDC makes use of this medium to request NNPCL Managers/Supervisors nationwide to work with the NSCDC to make sure saboteurs are dropped at justice,” he stated.
Sotiyo, who assumed obligation as the brand new commandant within the state, stated: “I need to inform the nice individuals of Osun State that, there’s is a brand new Sheriff on the town.
“It’s no extra enterprise as normal. Due to this fact, all criminally minded individuals within the state will need to have a change of coronary heart or able to face the implications of their actions.
“I guarantee you that on the expiration of our investigations, the suspects shall be charged to a courtroom.
(NAN)