Tuesday 14 January 2014

Navy Seizes Tanker Vessels with N2.4bn Crude Oil



Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Dele Ezeoba
The Central Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy has seized two vessels loaded with crude oil worth over N2.4billiion and also arrested 21 suspects  over crude oil theft. Confirming this, the Flag Officer Commanding, CNC, Rear Admiral Sidi-Ali Usman, said the seized vessels were impounded at Agbami Oil Field and Ebi creeks, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area  of  Bayelsa State.

He sad said although the suspects were all Nigerians, they did not have the permits for crude oil lifting, adding that they could not tender  relevant  documents from the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) for the required bunkering permit and  NNPC nomination  for crude oil lifting.

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