NSCDC busts illegal oil refinery in Abia, arrests eight

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By James Moses (9News Nigeria -Jos)

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested eight suspects in connection with recent discovered artisanal crude oil refinery operating in Abia State.

The NSCDC disclosed this in a statement posted in X com on Sunday.

The large expanse of land used for the illegal operation was said to be hidden within a swamp forest that housed no fewer than 200 local cooking ovens used to process the stolen crude.

The statement reads, “Commandant General Special Intelligence Squad (CG SIS) arrests eight suspects in a newly discovered artisanal crude oil refineries, operating on large expanse of land with no fewer than two hundred local cooking ovens inside the swamp forest at Umuore/ Umuhala boundary communities, Abia State”

-9News Nigeria.

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James Moses is a 9News Nigeria news correspondent reporting from Jos, Plateau State. He is an experienced writer, journalist and blogger. He is passionate and flair for Politics, Sports and Entertainment reporting. Contact James Moses via his email address: jjmoses00@gmail.com