Again, Ogun police intercept tanker with stolen petrol

Police operatives attached to Ogun State Police Command's Sagamu Division, have again intercepted a truck loaded with vandalized petrol( PMS) in Sagamu. The interception took place at 7pm on Christmas Day, barely 4 days after a 33,000 litre truck loaded with vandalized petrol was intercepted in Ogijo in Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Muyiwa Adejobi disclosed that the "police operatives who acted on a tip-off moved to the Pipeline and caught one Elochukwu Byron and others, now at large, in the act of siphoning petrol into the truck with Registration Number KTU 760 XC".

He confirmed to The Anchor Online that "the suspect and the exhibits will be transferred to the Department of Criminal Investigation and Intelligence, Eleweran, Abeokuta for further Investigation on the directive of the Commissioner of Police Ogun State CP Abdulmajid Ali.
The suspect is assisting the police in its investigation to apprehend the fleeing members of the gang and reveal more information that will assist the police". 
Adejobi also mentioned that CP Abdulmajid Ali, has put all officers and men  of the command on their toes to make sure that pipelines and installations are adequately protected particularly during this fuel crises as many of the hoodlums will want to seize the opportunity to perpetrate their criminal act of economic sabotage.
The Commissioner of Police also assured the people of Ogun state of adequate protection of lives and property and to relegate and expose any criminal that may want to disturb the existing peace being enjoyed in Ogun State.

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