The Lagos State Command of the NSCDC at the
early hours of Saturday arrested eight suspects
in possession of illegal premium motor spirit
(PMS) and it also discovered two buildings in
Alimosho Local Government where stolen PMS
products are stored. According the Commandant in charge of the
Command Mr. Adesuyi Clement Dayo, two well
were dugged within the residence to the level
of pipelines where the suspects siphoned PMS
products directly from the pipeline. As at the time of arrest, eight persons were
arrested from one of the buildings while the
occupants of the second building are at large. Armed personnel of the Corps have since
taken over the buildings to prevent oil thieves
from returning for the illicit business says the
Commandant. Also the Commandant of the Kwara State
Command of NSCDC, Mr. Yerima Gana, denied
reports published in some dailies alleging the
arrest of five NSCDC personnel for scooping
fuel, he attributed it to personal animosity and
hatred for the Corps by the Police. According to the Commandant, rather than
enjoying synergy and collaboration, the Corps
has been facing unnecessary rivalry from the
police. Yerima stressed that, recently, the Corps was
given a Pick-up Hillux vehicle by the
management of NNPC for the purpose of
monitoring and effective policing of the
various right of ways based on the successes
recorded so far which triggered the anger as its been perceived by the police that the gesture
received by the Corps its a signal that the
Corps is about taking over the protection of
NNPC infrastructure considering what they
have been benefiting. The hatred and jealousy equally became
obvious when the Kwara State Command of the
Corps sent out invitation letters to all agencies
of government including the police, public and
private sectors, the Governor, State Assembly
Members, Judiciary, NNPC and its subsidiaries, Telecommunications industries , P H C N,
Traditional and Religious leaders, Youth
Organisations, Armed Forces and other
Security Agencies among others to invite them
to the stakeholders forum in order to discuss
the Corps mandate as regards protection of critical National Assets and Infrastructure and
the need for synergy and collaboration by all
other stakeholders. It is worthy of note that, the acclaimed arrested
personnel were deployed officially and legally
to guard the NNPC leaking pipeline as
requested by the authority. Therefore, the idea
of the police team claiming they went on
supervision on the ground of information received which led to the arrest of the
personnel was baseless and uncalled for. The Commandant reiterates that, the police
authority should note that the personnel were
deployed by an authority and if there was any
such information concerning them, without
prejudice the Command should have been
officially notified for a joint operation to take place in order to effect the arrest as a mark of
synergy and collaboration. What transpired is a calculated attempt to dent
the image and credibility of the Corps as the
Corps personnel on legitimate duty actually
prevented the police team from carrying out
their normal Scooping business which angered
them, thus leading to the forceful arrest and subsequent accusation because they were not
armed like their police counterpart. It also
aimed at undermining the Corps role in
protecting critical National Assets by sending
wrong signals to the management of NNPC and
other stakeholders that the Corps is not capable of carrying out such function. The whole story is ridiculous and it makes a
mockery of the relationship between the two
security agencies charged with the
responsibility of curbing crime and criminalities
as the police in their characteristic manner has
manipulated the situation in order to score cheap goals, to gain undue popularity as well as
sympathy.
early hours of Saturday arrested eight suspects
in possession of illegal premium motor spirit
(PMS) and it also discovered two buildings in
Alimosho Local Government where stolen PMS
products are stored. According the Commandant in charge of the
Command Mr. Adesuyi Clement Dayo, two well
were dugged within the residence to the level
of pipelines where the suspects siphoned PMS
products directly from the pipeline. As at the time of arrest, eight persons were
arrested from one of the buildings while the
occupants of the second building are at large. Armed personnel of the Corps have since
taken over the buildings to prevent oil thieves
from returning for the illicit business says the
Commandant. Also the Commandant of the Kwara State
Command of NSCDC, Mr. Yerima Gana, denied
reports published in some dailies alleging the
arrest of five NSCDC personnel for scooping
fuel, he attributed it to personal animosity and
hatred for the Corps by the Police. According to the Commandant, rather than
enjoying synergy and collaboration, the Corps
has been facing unnecessary rivalry from the
police. Yerima stressed that, recently, the Corps was
given a Pick-up Hillux vehicle by the
management of NNPC for the purpose of
monitoring and effective policing of the
various right of ways based on the successes
recorded so far which triggered the anger as its been perceived by the police that the gesture
received by the Corps its a signal that the
Corps is about taking over the protection of
NNPC infrastructure considering what they
have been benefiting. The hatred and jealousy equally became
obvious when the Kwara State Command of the
Corps sent out invitation letters to all agencies
of government including the police, public and
private sectors, the Governor, State Assembly
Members, Judiciary, NNPC and its subsidiaries, Telecommunications industries , P H C N,
Traditional and Religious leaders, Youth
Organisations, Armed Forces and other
Security Agencies among others to invite them
to the stakeholders forum in order to discuss
the Corps mandate as regards protection of critical National Assets and Infrastructure and
the need for synergy and collaboration by all
other stakeholders. It is worthy of note that, the acclaimed arrested
personnel were deployed officially and legally
to guard the NNPC leaking pipeline as
requested by the authority. Therefore, the idea
of the police team claiming they went on
supervision on the ground of information received which led to the arrest of the
personnel was baseless and uncalled for. The Commandant reiterates that, the police
authority should note that the personnel were
deployed by an authority and if there was any
such information concerning them, without
prejudice the Command should have been
officially notified for a joint operation to take place in order to effect the arrest as a mark of
synergy and collaboration. What transpired is a calculated attempt to dent
the image and credibility of the Corps as the
Corps personnel on legitimate duty actually
prevented the police team from carrying out
their normal Scooping business which angered
them, thus leading to the forceful arrest and subsequent accusation because they were not
armed like their police counterpart. It also
aimed at undermining the Corps role in
protecting critical National Assets by sending
wrong signals to the management of NNPC and
other stakeholders that the Corps is not capable of carrying out such function. The whole story is ridiculous and it makes a
mockery of the relationship between the two
security agencies charged with the
responsibility of curbing crime and criminalities
as the police in their characteristic manner has
manipulated the situation in order to score cheap goals, to gain undue popularity as well as
sympathy.
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