NSCDC arrests three over alleged Abuja pipeline vandalism
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps says it has arrested a truck driver and two other people over the alleged vandalism of an NNPC petroleum pipeline in Abuja’s Kwali Area Council. The arrests followed several days of surveillance, Punch Nigeria reports.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a truck driver and two other people over the alleged vandalism of a petroleum pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, Punch Nigeria reports. The arrests took place in the Kwali Area Council of Abuja after several days of surveillance, according to the report. The material identifies one of the suspects as a truck driver but does not name any of those arrested.
The report describes the incident as pipeline vandalism but does not give details about the alleged damage, the quantity of petroleum involved or the equipment recovered during the operation. It also does not state when the arrests occurred or whether the suspects have been charged. No response from the suspects or their representatives was included in the supplied information.
The NSCDC’s investigation and the next legal steps were not detailed. Punch Nigeria’s account said only that the arrests followed surveillance linked to the alleged vandalism in Kwali.
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