The Nigerian Navy says it has recovered 1,330 jerry cans
filled with petrol, during a raid on oil thieves in Atlas Cove
Island in Lagos. The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Commander,
Rear Adm. Maurice Eno, told journalists on Saturday night
that the product was evacuated from a storage facility in
Ilado/Idimangoro area of the island.
According to the naval chief, the petroleum product was
stolen from vandalised NNPC pipelines on Atlas Cove
Island. Eno said that no person was found at the storage
facility during the raid. He said that the navy monitored
activities in the area for about three weeks to ascertain the
veracity of the information.
“On December 14, at about 8.10 a.m., a detachment
of personnel from the NNS Beecroft raided the
locations and discovered a storage facility having
over one thousand five hundred jerricans. 1,330 of
the Jerricans contained product suspected to be
premium Motor Spirit(PMS) believed to have been
siphoned from the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) pipelines laid on the island. At
the time of the raid, no person was found on the
storage facility,” he said.
“The team also discovered the siphoning points
where valves were connected by the vandals to steal
the product. It is pertinent to note that NNPC
pipelines laid on Atlas Cove Island are under the
supervision and care of Top Line Security Limited/
Kings Guard Security Company. It is obvious that
these acts may not have gone unnoticed by these
private security outfits,” he said.
Eno said that the navy was committed to assisting the
NNPC in dealing with pipeline vandalism and crude oil theft.
“The navy is using this medium to warn pipeline
vandals and other criminal elements particularly in
our maritime environment to desist from nefarious
activities and pursue lawful means of livelihood,” he
said.
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