Fuel Scarcity: NSCDC Impounds 2 Trucks Containing 90,000 litres of Adulterated Diesel in Cross River

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has taken possession of two trucks containing 90,000 litres of suspected adulterated diesel in Ikom LGA of Cross River State.

The Commandant of NSCDC in the state Mr Samuel Fadeyi, made this known to newsmen yesterday, at the NSCDC exhibit yard in Calabar South.

He revealed that said the trucks were arrested on March 23, 2022 in Ikom local government area of the state.

Mr Samuel said the trucks, which had escaped the eyes of other security personnel along the Port Harcourt-Uyo road, were intercepted through intelligence information received by NSCDC.

He, however, said the drivers of the trucks took to their heel shortly after NSCDC operatives directed them to drive the trucks to Calabar.

He said; “These trucks were arrested on March 23, 2022 in Ikom Local Government Area. Each of the trucks carried 45,000 litres of suspected adulterated diesel.

“Both drivers ran away in the process of moving them to Calabar and this almost created a disaster; you can imagine what would have happened if it rammed into people.

“But my men were able to salvage the situation. I want to believe that if all is well with this product, there wouldn’t have been any reason for the drivers to run away.

“The product is going through analysis in the laboratory, pending what we get from it; but this truck is likely going to be forfeited to the Federal Government.”