By Deborah Nnamdi
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, FOB, Igbokoda, has intercepted a boat filled with about 100,000 liters of stolen crude oil at the Idiogba-Mahin coastline in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.
The Commanding Officer of the base, Capt. Aliyu Usman disclosed this to newsmen on Thursday during an assessment visit to the site.
According to him, the Naval team acted on credible intelligence and deployed its Quick Response Team.
“In the process, the team intercepted a large wooden boat laden with about 100,000 liters of stolen crude oil, alongside associated accessories such as discharge hoses and pumping machines.
“The perpetrators fled on sighting the Naval team but the arrested boat was thereafter secured.“
Accordingly, a sample of the crude oil was taken for appropriate laboratory test while the boat and the product were handled in line with extant directives,” Usman said.
