The Zamfara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted 1,571 litres of petroleum products being illegally transported in jerry cans to banditry-prone areas.
The Public Relations Officer of the Command, State Commandant, Umar Muhammad, who made the disclosure on Thursday while addressing journalists, revealed that four suspects were arrested in connection with the crime at two separate locations.
Among them were two filling station pump attendants and two buyers apprehended in the Birnin Magaji and Tsafe Local Government Areas of the state.
Muhammad said that aside from transporting fuel from unauthorised locations, the suspects also violated the Executive Order prohibiting the sale of petroleum products in jerricans within Zamfara State.
He stated that two of the suspects were caught in Birnin Magaji with 1,296 litres of fuel, while the other two were arrested in Tsafe with 275 litres of the product.
Muhammed, while assuring citizens that investigations are ongoing, reaffirmed the Corps’ commitment to enforcing the law to curb illegal fuel diversion and activities that could aid insecurity in the state.
