Dealer of Adulterated Kerosene Nabbed in Akwa Ibom

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom State, has arrested the leader of a syndicate specialised in dispensing adulterated kerosene in the state.

The Operation Controller, Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) in the state, Mr. Bassey Nkanga, who disclosed this yesterday while briefing journalists, said the suspect, a lady, whose identity was not revealed, was arrested in Ikot Ekpene Local Government Area of the state.

“The ring leader of syndicate selling adulterated kerosene in Akwa Ibom is now in Civil Defense net”, Nkanga stressed, alleging that the suspect had been adulterating kerosene willfully resulting in the death and injuries through kerosene explosions in the state.

According to him, the suspect was trailed and apprehended by the State Security Service and other sister security agencies through intelligent reports.

Nkanga said one of the filling stations which the lady had been supplying the adulterated kerosene had been sealed by the DPR.

“We asked the owner of the filling station for details of those supplying him the products and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) member gave us her numbers.

Nkanga revealed that after series of investigations the suspect was lured to supply another product before she was arrested by security operatives in the state indicating that her being arraigned in the court after investigations.

DPR, he said, had stepped up surveillance activities to apprehend any marketer dispensing adulterated petroleum products in its outlets within its domain.