{"id":22351,"date":"2014-02-04T12:05:56","date_gmt":"2014-02-04T11:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=22351"},"modified":"2014-02-04T12:08:11","modified_gmt":"2014-02-04T11:08:11","slug":"jtf-rescue-abducted-indians-arrest-17-oil-theft-suspects-in-niger-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/jtf-rescue-abducted-indians-arrest-17-oil-theft-suspects-in-niger-delta\/","title":{"rendered":"JTF Rescue Abducted Indians, Arrest 17 Oil Theft Suspects In Niger Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"messagecontent\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"messagebody\">\n<div>\n<p>A combined crack squad of 130 Battalion of the Joint Task Force, the<br \/>\nNigerian Navy and the State Security Department in Rivers State, have<br \/>\nrescued 3 Indians abducted by a gang of nine Kidnappers in Rivers state.<\/p>\n<p>The Indians, Messrs. Kanishk Johrar, Mohinder Saini, and Balwinder Singh<br \/>\nwere abducted about a month ago on board a fishing trawler at Malabo and<br \/>\nbrought into the shores of Nigerian waters by the gang, which demanded a<br \/>\nmillion dollar ransom. The combined security squad swung into action after<br \/>\ntracking the abductors to their hide out at Abissa, a small fishing port<br \/>\nin Akuku\u2019 Toru, Local Government Area of Rivers State, arresting five<br \/>\nsuspects while others are still on the run.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate development, troops of 3, 19 and 195 Battalions of Sector 1<br \/>\nanti illegal oil bunkering squads of the Joint Task Force OPERATION PULO<br \/>\nSHIELD have uncovered and scuttled 12 illegal oil distillation camps at<br \/>\nAgbede forest, Obi-Ayagha and Otegele communities in Etsako West, Ugheli<br \/>\nSouth and Warri South West Local Government Areas of Delta State.<\/p>\n<p>During the clamp down, the troops uncovered 28 Cotonu boats, 24<br \/>\nunderground storage tanks containing about 70,000 litres of illegally<br \/>\ndistilled Automated Gas Oil , 547 steel drums, 5 surface tanks, 22 plastic<br \/>\ntanks all filled with suspected illegally refined Automated Gas Oil (AGO).<\/p>\n<p>Other items discovered include 5 speed boats loaded with 150 drums of<br \/>\nillegally refined AGO, 47 fabricated steel pots and 37 ovens used for<br \/>\ncooking illegally sourced crude oil. Ten suspects nabbed during the<br \/>\noperation are currently in the headquarters for further investigations.<\/p>\n<p>Seven other suspects were also arrested by the troops for pipeline<br \/>\nvandalism and oil related crimes. Four of the suspects were apprehended<br \/>\nfor vandalizing a pipeline belonging to PPMC at Okuejeba, while three<br \/>\nothers were arrested along Chanomi Creek in Warri South West for indulging<br \/>\nin acts of pipeline vandalism in the area. The suspects are in custody of<br \/>\n3 and 19 Battalions for preliminary investigations before they will be<br \/>\nhanded over to appropriate prosecuting agencies.<\/p>\n<p>In similar operations, troops of 29 Battalion and 343 Regiment of Sector 2<br \/>\nanti oil theft squads of the JTF conducting pipeline patrols along<br \/>\nBrass-Tebidada Agip pipeline have scuttled illegal oil distillation camps<br \/>\nalong Alakari general area and Lasukugbene community in Southern Ijaw<br \/>\nLocal Government Area of Bayelsa state.<\/p>\n<p>In the 10 days anti illegal oil bunkering operations, the troops employed<br \/>\nswamp boogies to destroy emerging illegal oil refineries, scuttling 29<br \/>\nillegal oil bunkering cooking points, and surface tanks situated near a<br \/>\nWell Head \u201cAlake 008\u201d at Alakiri general area. The troops also discovered<br \/>\nand scuttled one wooden boat, 6 illegal crude oil dumps and 20 metal drums<br \/>\ncontaining illegally refined AGO.<\/p>\n<p>During the anti oil theft operations, which lasted from 20 \u2013 2 February<br \/>\n2014, seventeen suspects were arrested for oil theft related offences and<br \/>\nare currently undergoing preliminary investigations before they will be<br \/>\nhanded over to relevant prosecuting agencies for prosecution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A combined crack squad of 130 Battalion of the Joint Task Force, the Nigerian Navy and the State Security Department in Rivers State, have rescued 3 Indians abducted by a&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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