Crime

How Wife of Pipeline Vandal Arrested with Two Guns in Rivers; Husband and Others Escape

Published by Tope Fakinlede on June 1st, 2024.

How Wife of Pipeline Vandal Arrested with Two Guns in Rivers; Husband and Others Escape

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has apprehended the wife of a suspected pipeline vandal, discovering two fabricated guns in her possession in Rivers State. This arrest follows an intelligence tip-off regarding pipeline vandals residing at the Idia/Ogburu waterside settlement camp, near a multinational company in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni, Onelga, Rivers.

The NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Babawale Afolabi, announced on Saturday in Abuja that the Commandant-General’s Special Intelligence Squad (CGSIS) carried out the operation. The suspect’s husband and other accomplices managed to flee the scene.

During interrogation, the suspect admitted that the firearms and other incriminating items found in their hut belonged to her husband, who has been involved in the illegal oil business for two years.

Items recovered from the site included two locally fabricated pistols, a generator, stainless steel saws, thread sealing tapes, spades, shovels, four different welding machines, drilling machines, wellhead valves of various sizes, cables, two functioning smartphones, four non-functional phones, and a power bank.

All recovered items and the suspect have been handed over to the Intelligence Department of the Rivers Command for further investigation and potential prosecution.

Afolabi emphasized the importance of avoiding activities that constitute economic sabotage. He urged citizens to engage in legitimate businesses and cooperate with the government, warning that those involved in illegal activities would face legal consequences.

He also called on Nigerians to provide credible and timely information to security agencies if they suspect any security-related activities in their vicinity. The NSCDC remains dedicated to protecting Critical National Assets and Infrastructure at all levels to ensure the safety of lives and property.