Donatus Ikemefuna, Commandant, Lagos State Command of the
Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), on Friday advocated a 25-year
jail term for pipeline vandals in the country.
Ikemefuna spoke in Lagos while briefing newsmen on the
success recorded so far by the command. He said that the punishment should also
be extended to anyone pronounced guilty of vandalising other public
infrastructure or stealing natural resources.
“If the penalty and prison term for oil theft or vandals is
amended to 25 years, people will be tired after their release and may not have
the required ability to perpetrate similar offense,” he said.
The commandant said that the command seized over 14,500
litres of petroleum products in the last six days and arrested three suspected
vandals.
He said that the three suspects were caught with over 7,700
litres of petroleum products.
“We got information of the activities of the suspected
vandals on the Lagos Island and our crack team went there and discovered over
170 jerry cans of 50 litres, each filled with petroleum products.
“The suspects jumped into the water to avoid arrest, but
failed,” he said.
Ikemefuna said the three suspects were arrested on Thursday.
According to him, the suspects will be charged to court as soon as the command
concludes its investigation.
The commandant said that 16 persons earlier arrested for
similar offences in July had been charged to court.
Ikemefuna urged vandals to keep off government property,
noting that the command was ready to deal with anyone found wanting.
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