7 Chinese Men Arrested For Oil Theft
Seven Chinese men have been arrested for oil theft by officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, at the Federal Housing Authority, Diamond Estate, Isheri area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria.
They were arrested at Road 20, block 11 of the estate after a thorough search was carried out on their apartment which led to the discovery of seven drums fill with refined fuel scooped from an oil well in the area.
The suspected culprits are Lu Di Sheng, Lu Yun Di, Guan Ping Man, Wang Dong, Cheng Chao, Li Xia Tao and Yang Zhao Ye.
The suspects were arrested and detained at the NSCDC Headquarters, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
The raid and arrest of the suspects was led by the Assistant Commander General, NSCDC, Lagos Command, Samuel Onyemachi.
Public Relations Officer, NSCDC, Lagos Command, Folashade Vera-Cruz said the suspects would be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today for prosecution.
According to her, the suspected vandals were scooping fuel from the oil well in the area and had successfully fill seven drums through a hole dug in their compound where they passed a pipe to connect the oil well and then scoop the fuel.
She stated that the anti-vandal squad of the command acted on a tip off and carried out a survey on the area and discovered that an oil well was in the area.
Security Chairman of the estate, Yusuf Abdulhadir said that he was in the house when he was informed that some Chinese men living in the estate had been arrested.
According to him, “70 percent of residents of the estate could not use their boreholes because of the contamination by fuel. These Chinese men living near the swamp dig holes where they scoop fuel.
“When we approached the NNPC about the fuel problem in our estate, they told us that the vandalisation of their pipeline 15 years ago led to oil spill in the area and that it will take some time before the spillage will go,” he stated.
He said it was very common to discover fuel in the area after digging a little, adding that even while digging for gutter, fuel was always discovered.
However, one of the suspects, Yang Zhao Ye told P.M.NEWS that only four of them lived in the house and that the other three were their visitors.
He confessed that fuel was found in drums in their apartment which led to their arrest and detention.
Seven Chinese men have been arrested for oil theft by officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, at the Federal Housing Authority, Diamond Estate, Isheri area of Lagos State, South West Nigeria.
They were arrested at Road 20, block 11 of the estate after a thorough search was carried out on their apartment which led to the discovery of seven drums fill with refined fuel scooped from an oil well in the area.
The suspected culprits are Lu Di Sheng, Lu Yun Di, Guan Ping Man, Wang Dong, Cheng Chao, Li Xia Tao and Yang Zhao Ye.
The suspects were arrested and detained at the NSCDC Headquarters, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
The raid and arrest of the suspects was led by the Assistant Commander General, NSCDC, Lagos Command, Samuel Onyemachi.
Public Relations Officer, NSCDC, Lagos Command, Folashade Vera-Cruz said the suspects would be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, today for prosecution.
According to her, the suspected vandals were scooping fuel from the oil well in the area and had successfully fill seven drums through a hole dug in their compound where they passed a pipe to connect the oil well and then scoop the fuel.
She stated that the anti-vandal squad of the command acted on a tip off and carried out a survey on the area and discovered that an oil well was in the area.
Security Chairman of the estate, Yusuf Abdulhadir said that he was in the house when he was informed that some Chinese men living in the estate had been arrested.
According to him, “70 percent of residents of the estate could not use their boreholes because of the contamination by fuel. These Chinese men living near the swamp dig holes where they scoop fuel.
“When we approached the NNPC about the fuel problem in our estate, they told us that the vandalisation of their pipeline 15 years ago led to oil spill in the area and that it will take some time before the spillage will go,” he stated.
He said it was very common to discover fuel in the area after digging a little, adding that even while digging for gutter, fuel was always discovered.
However, one of the suspects, Yang Zhao Ye told P.M.NEWS that only four of them lived in the house and that the other three were their visitors.
He confessed that fuel was found in drums in their apartment which led to their arrest and detention.
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Woman Pours Hot Water On Tenant
For allegedly pouring hot water on another woman and causing her first degree burns, Nneka Ezenweani, 27, was taken before an Ikeja Magistrates Court.
Ezenweani, who is facing a count charge of assault before Magistrate A. Komolafe, was said to have poured hot water on one Mrs Comfort Odey, her co-tenant.
The prosecutor, Insp. Eranus Nnamonu, told the court that the accused had earlier had an argument with Odey over an undisclosed issue.
He said the offence, committed at 5/7 Dotun Ogundipe Ave., Onigbongbo, Lagos, was punishable under Section 338 (1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The magistrate granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case till Feb. 7 for further hearing.
For allegedly pouring hot water on another woman and causing her first degree burns, Nneka Ezenweani, 27, was taken before an Ikeja Magistrates Court.
Ezenweani, who is facing a count charge of assault before Magistrate A. Komolafe, was said to have poured hot water on one Mrs Comfort Odey, her co-tenant.
The prosecutor, Insp. Eranus Nnamonu, told the court that the accused had earlier had an argument with Odey over an undisclosed issue.
He said the offence, committed at 5/7 Dotun Ogundipe Ave., Onigbongbo, Lagos, was punishable under Section 338 (1) of the Criminal Code, Laws of Lagos State.
The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The magistrate granted the accused bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum.
She adjourned the case till Feb. 7 for further hearing.
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