A’Ibom marine police arrest two suspects for illegal oil bunkering
Etim Ekpimah
The Akwa Ibom State Marine Police has intercepted a large wooden boat and arrested two suspects for unlawful possession of petroleum products, which amounts to economic sabotage.
DSP Timfon John, Police Public Relations Officer, Akwa Ibom State Command, said the operation happened on August 2, 2025, around 05:30 hours, in the Okposo waterway within the Mbo Local Government Area.
She said: “Acting on credible intelligence, the Marine Police mobilised two gunboats to the location where a large wooden boat was sighted, laden with what is suspected to be stolen crude oil.
“The vessel was reportedly sailing towards the maritime border between Nigeria and the Republic of Cameroon.”
She added that the swift action of the Marine Police led to the arrest of the two suspects and the recovery of the boat and its contents.
Johnson, however, added that the petroleum product was believed to have been stolen from the weir head of an oil pipeline.
The PPRO stated that the investigation was ongoing.
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