NSCDC DESTROYS 71 ILLEGAL REFINERIES, 22 ILLEGAL OIL BUNKERING SITES IN 12 MONTHS

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has destroyed 71 illegal refineries and 22 illegal oil bunkering sites in the last 14 months. Commandant General of the Corps, Ahmed Audi said the action was in the sustenance of the drive to end oil theft and illegal oil bunkering.

According to him, from January to date, the Corps has moved against activities of criminal elements, such as vandals, economic saboteurs and oil thieves with the use of advanced technologies and impounded 134 trucks, 36 boats and other equipment used in perpetrating illegal oil bunkering in the country.

He disclosed this yesterday, in Abuja, at the 2023 celebration of the International Civil Defence Organisation (ICDO), with the theme: “The Role of Information Technologies in Risks Assessment.”