[PHOTO] Suspected Petrol Pipeline Vandal Arrested By Security Operatives In Enugu.

A suspected petroleum pipeline vandal and owner/driver of the truck used in the siphoning act of the pipeline who gave his name as Okechukwu Okeke from Umuhu Awgu In Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu state have been nabbed by the operatives of the Aninri Division of the Enugu state command of the Nigeria Police Force on 30/12/15...



It was gathered that suspect alongside with others now at large had allegedly stormed Umurah Ndeaboh bush on 24/12/15 at about 12 midnight in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu state where petroleum pipeline is said to have passed with their pipeline drilling equipment,two pumping machines,pipeline sealants,generator,some spanners and with a leyland 13,800 litres truck with registration number XF 312 PHC and had already tampered with the pipeline and were siphoning it into their waiting truck kept at a very long distance out of the vandalized area before the eagle eyed operatives already acting on a tip closed them up.

It was further gathered that the hoodlums who had sensed that danger was knocking against them,took to their heels that midnight but the operatives had to recover their half filled truck with AGO otherwise known as diesel as well as their implements and followed up search which led to the arrest of Okechukwu Okeke.

In his response,okechukwu okeke maintained that he is from Umuhu Awgu in Awgu Local Government Area Of Enugu state and 28 years old but lives in Alese Eleme by Portharcourt Refinery Road Rivers state.

He stated further that he is the owner of the truck which he used to drive at times but claimed that he also have a driver and that it was one Ejike whom he does not know where he came from and where he lives that drove the truck.

He further disclosed that for a period of one month that he has never seen Ejike with his truck from where they used to park at refinery park but confirmed that he has not reported any case of his missing driver and truck to the police.

Meanwhile a full scale investigations have commenced by the operatives of the Anti Vandalization Unit of the State criminal intelligence and Investigations Department of the Enugu state police command with a view to unmasking those behind the illicit incident as suspect Okeke is now helping the operatives in their investigations.

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