DR. VITUS BLOG

28 Illegal Refineries
Destroyed In Edo State
December 5, 2017 - 1 Comment
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps
(NSCDC), Edo Command, says it has
destroyed 28 illegal refineries in the state in
the last eleven months. The Commandant of
the Corps, Mr Makinde Ayinla, disclosed this
to the News Agency of Nigeria saying 15
were destroyed in Edo South; five in Edo
Central and eight in Edo North.
He also said that an estimated 500,000 litres
of illegally refined and adulterated petroleum
product was seized as well as destroyed
within the period. He said the command so
far had 17 pending cases in court, while it
had secured five convictions of suspects.
The commandant also said that within the
period under review the command had
arrested 22 suspects for armed robbery, drug
trafficking and prostitution. He said that the
suspects had since been handed over to
relevant authorities for further. action.
He attributed the achievement to the
“resilience, commitment and doggedness” of
personnel of the command saying: ” let us
continue to keep the flag flying”.