JTF Destroys 5,000 Drums Of Petroleum Product In Cross River

The Joint Task Force (JTF), Operation Pulo Shield, on Thursday destroyed more than 5,000 drums of petroleum estimated at N100 million in Ikang, Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River.

Capt. Joseph James, the Public Relations Officer, 13 Brigade, Nigerian Army, told newsmen at the NNPC beach at Ikang, that the drums were recovered from ‘petroleum thieves. ’

James said that the seizures  and arrest of the two suspects were made in an operation led by Major A.J. Mohammed on Ikang Beach.

“Over 2,000 drums were intercepted in the water ways while the remaining 3,000 were seized on land.

He said the taskforce was determined to curb the activities of the oil thieves.

James said the taskforce operation in Cross River and Akwa Ibom was aimed at strengthening the security and curbing illegal bunkering.

Meanwhile two of the oil thieves arrested by the JTF have been handed over to the police.