The state commandant of the NSCDC, Abu Tambuwal who paraded the suspects said over fifty illegally refined petroleum sites were discovered and four hundred drums of petroleum products suspected to be illegally refined were intercepted in a joint operation.
Tambuwal said the command is resolved in taking the war against illegal refineries to all parts of the state, saying those arrested would be charged to court at the end of investigation.
The NSCDC State Commandant also commended Governor NYESOM Wike for asking the local government authorities to join in the fight against illegal refining of crude.
Some suspects who spoke to newsmen denied involvement in the illegal activities, claiming that they were arrested in their apartment and brought to the command.
Today FM’s Uchendu Ejiowhor reports that some of the items recovered have been brought to the office of the command.
