The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Bayelsa State
Command, has nabbed a 60-year-old mother of 15 children for crude oil theft.
Command, has nabbed a 60-year-old mother of 15 children for crude oil theft.
The suspect, identified as Victoria Sorkibulor, popularly
called Mama Militant, was arrested at Fish Town, the Southern Ijaw Local
Government Area by a special team of the corps, Punch Newspaper reports.
called Mama Militant, was arrested at Fish Town, the Southern Ijaw Local
Government Area by a special team of the corps, Punch Newspaper reports.
Sorkibulor was on Monday paraded at the state command of the
NSCDC in Yenagoa along with two of her workers and two other suspects
apprehended by the command for pipeline vandalism.
NSCDC in Yenagoa along with two of her workers and two other suspects
apprehended by the command for pipeline vandalism.
Sorkibulor was said to be notorious for pipeline vandalism
and illegal refining of petroleum products.
and illegal refining of petroleum products.
Her workers were said to have led the security operatives to
her hideout at Fish Town where she was rounded up and brought to Yenagoa.
her hideout at Fish Town where she was rounded up and brought to Yenagoa.
The state Commandant, NSCDC, Mr. Desmond Agu, said the
suspects were arrested for unlawful possession of adulterated and illegally
refined petroleum products.
suspects were arrested for unlawful possession of adulterated and illegally
refined petroleum products.
He said 20 drums of illegally refined kerosene and diesel
were confiscated from the suspects.
were confiscated from the suspects.
He said Sorkibulor was arrested shortly after her workers
were rounded up while evacuating their illegally refined product in a large
wooden boat.
were rounded up while evacuating their illegally refined product in a large
wooden boat.
He said while the boat was burnt at the point of arrest, the
products were recovered for further investigations and prosecution.
products were recovered for further investigations and prosecution.
The Commandant said all the suspects were arrested on Sunday
night at different locations in the Southern Ijaw area of the state.
night at different locations in the Southern Ijaw area of the state.
He gave the names of other suspects as Goodnews Kurai,
Babangida James, Daniel Sokebolou and David Ayibadigenmi.
Babangida James, Daniel Sokebolou and David Ayibadigenmi.
Agu said six Yamaha machines, three pumping machines, seven
hoses and a locally-made boat were recovered from the suspects.
hoses and a locally-made boat were recovered from the suspects.
He vowed to prosecute the suspects, stressing that the NSCDC
was determined to stop oil theft in the state.
was determined to stop oil theft in the state.
Agu said, “We are warning members of the public to desist
from such criminal act. People should think of a better and lawful way of
earning a living.
from such criminal act. People should think of a better and lawful way of
earning a living.
“We are not going to rest on our oars until we fight illegal
oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism to a standstill.”
oil bunkering and pipeline vandalism to a standstill.”
Reacting to the allegations, Sorkibulor confessed that she
was formerly into illegal oil theft, including establishing illegal refineries.
was formerly into illegal oil theft, including establishing illegal refineries.
She, however, claimed to have repented before her arrest.
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