A destroyed refinery By Favour Ifeoluwa & Akinola Ajibade The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited( NNPCL) says it has destroyed 134 illegal refineries in the last few weeks. Also, the company said 63 illegal pipeline connections were uncovered during the the weeks . The corporation, In a visual report, stated that at about 2 am on Sunday, a joint team of security agents discovered a large wooden boat illicitly loading stolen crude oil from Barge AGS01 within the OML 18 operating area, noted intelligence report a large wooden wooden boat was caught receiving crude oil from the barge. According to the state-owned oil firm, while the barge was towed away with a tugboat in custody, five speedboats used in towing the large wooden boat to the illegal loading site were also detained and the particulars of the tugboats and barge used for the operation were reportedly seized for further investigation. It further said that two large boats, which involve
By Akinola Ajibade
The Federal Government appears not leaving any stone unturned in its efforts to unravel the cause of the attack unleashed on Abuja-Kaduna bound commercial train in March, this year.
The incident resulted in the death of eight, fatal injury sustained by 26 and the kidnapping of 300 people.
The government, yesterday (Tuesday) through the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja gave Department of State Security ( DSS) nod to further detain kidnap negotiator, Mr Tukur Mamu for another 60 days.
Mamu was the lead negotiator between terrorists and passengers on board of the train, which left Abuja for Kaduna on March 28th.
While granting the detention order, Justice Nkeonye Maha said that the development would enable security agency to wrap up investigations into Mamu’s alleged involvement with terrorists.
Recall that Mamu was on September 6th arrested in Cairo, Egypt, while traveling with his family members for lesser Hajj.
He was subsequently brought back to the country and immediately taken into custody by the DSS.
In an ex-parte motion it brought before the court on Tuesday, the DSS, sought permission to further retain him in its custody.
Justice Maha said she was minded to grant the motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1617/2022, having considered the submissions of counsel to the DSS, Mr. Ahmed Magaji, as well as the affidavit evidence that was attached to the application.
Mamu was arrested in Egypt and detained by the International Criminal Police Organisation, Interpol, at the Cairo International Airport, while awaiting a connecting flight to Saudi Arabia.
The DSS, through its Public Relations Officer, Dr. Peter Afunanya, earlier confirmed his arrest and detention, even as it described him as “a person of interest”.
The agency disclosed that Mamu was “intercepted” in Egypt, following a request by Nigeria’s military, law enforcement and intelligence community to their foreign partners to bring him back to the country to answer critical questions on ongoing investigations relating to some security matters in parts of the country.
It however warned the public to refrain from making unguarded comments on the matter.
“The service wishes to state that it is not distracted with some of the skewed narratives pervading the media space.
“Instead, it requests to be left alone to concentrate on the ongoing investigations, the outcomes of which have remained mindboggling.”
“Meanwhile, the service will cease further comments on the subject matter since the court will determine its course.
“Consequently, the public is hereby enjoined to desist from making unguarded utterances and await the court proceedings”, a statement from the security agency further read.
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