NSCDC Nabs 2 Pipeline Vandals In Imo

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has announced the arrest of two suspected pipeline vandals in Imo State.

Matthew Ovye, Commandant of the NSCDC in Imo, made the disclosure while addressing newsmen at the end of the Command’s Senior Management Meeting, in Owerri, on Tuesday.

Ovye said that the suspects, Paul Akunne, aged 35, and Lucky Chioma, aged 24, were arrested in the Ohaji-Egbema council area of Imo, following intelligence reports.

He said that the arrest was in line with the corps’ mandate to protect Nigeria’s critical assets, adding that with the removal of the petroleum subsidy by President Bola Tinubu, the NSCDC has further been charged by its Commandant-General, Mr. Ahmed Audi, to redouble efforts to protect oil and gas installations in the country.

“The Nigerian Government means well for the masses, but a few unrepentant elements want to sabotage the efforts of Government.

“This is why, in line with our mandate, we have gone all out to prevent them and soon, their sponsors will also be apprehended.

“We must bring oil saboteurs to their knees and create an enabling environment to allow genuine actors to work to improve Nigeria’s internally generated revenue, especially now that petroleum subsidy has been removed “, he said.