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11 Suspected Illegal Oil Bunkerers Busted In PH
Operatives of the Port Harcourt Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspected illegal oil bunkerers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
Six of the suspects, Adinadu Chinonso; Chinedu Okoh; Paul Ejiofo; Christian Nweke; Nnaji Chidinma; and Donatus Nnamani; were arrested on May 7, 2021, along ÑPA Road, Port Harcourt.
The remaining five suspects, Francis Ezeakalam; Uchenna Asiegbu; Uchenna Okah, Ibrahim Olapade; and Ndidi Akuneho; were arrested on May 9, 2021, at the same location.
A statement issued by EFCC‘s spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, yesterday, said they were arrested based on verified intelligence obtained by the EFCC, on their alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering.
He said items recovered from them include, three Mack trucks without any registration number, one Volkswagen bus and one NISSAN car.
He said the trucks were fully loaded with products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), while the remaining two vehicles were loaded with cellophane bags containing same products.
Uwujaren added that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation was concluded.
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Rivers Judiciary Denies Issuing Court Order Stopping SOLAD from Swearing in RSCSC Members
The Rivers State Judiciary has denied a media report claiming that Justice Frank Onyiri of the State High Court issued an injunction order restraining the Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rtd), from inaugurating the newly appointed members of the Rivers State Civil Service Commission (RSCSC).
In a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Registrar in charge of litigation at the High Court, Menenen Poromon (Esq), the state Judiciary disassociated itself from the report, describing it as malicious and fabricated.
The statement emphasized that the report was a falsehood and a misrepresentation of what transpeared in the court.
Poromon clarified that no such order was issued by Justice Onyiri or any other judge of the High Court of the state and urged the public to disregard the information, as it lacked any iota of truth.
The statement however advised the public to verify any information concerning the state Judiciary directly from the office of the Chief Registrar, High Court of the State, to avoid spreading of misinformation.