Five suspected oil thieves have been arraigned before Justice I.J.Watilla of the Federal High Court, sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.
The suspects, according to information gathered by us, were arraigned by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, on a two count charge bordering on illegal dealing in petroleum products.
The five suspected oil thieves arraigned by the EFCC were Sokari Iminabo, Segun Olagunju, Uche Emmaneul, Obinna Ezinne and Tiny Patience.
The suspects were arrested on April 26, 2016 at Anyako waterside in Sama Community, Asari Toru Local Government, Rivers State by troops of the 130 Battalion of the Nigerian Army.
At the point of arrest, the suspects were in possession of a locally constructed metal tank, housed in a Man Diesel truck with registration number SOKOTO XA 614 BDN to convey illegally refined Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO) concealed in poultry feeds.
