L-R: Lagos State Police Commissioner, Mr. Fatai Owoseni; with Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), ACP Tunji Disu; Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau, Lagos State Governor’s Office, Mr. Bode Agoro and Executive Secretary, Lands Bureau, Mr. Kayode Ogunnubi during the arrest of Operators of an illegal Oil Depot in Oregun, Onigbongbo LCDA, on Thursday.
The illegal oil depot was uncovered during a joint raid by men of the Lagos Police Command and the Rapid Response Squad (RRS), led by the Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Fatai Owoseni and the RRS Commander, Mr. Olatunji Disu, an Assistant Commissioner of Police.
Owoseni, who briefed journalists shortly after inspecting the area, alongside officials of the State Lands Bureau, said the suspects had been engaging in adulteration of petroleum products, which they then proceed to sell to unsuspecting members of the public.
Site of an illegal Oil Depot being uncovered by the Lagos Police Command in Oregun, Onigbongbo LCDA, on Thursday.
“They have so many drums; they even have plenty tankers here and they must have been doing this for long. They take the adulterated products out to go and sell to unsuspecting members of the public and we end up with people having their valuable items destroyed and in some cases leading to fire incidents,” Owoseni said.
The Commissioner of Police, who confirmed that eight suspects were arrested during the raid including the kingpin of the gang carrying out the illegal activities, said a thorough investigation would be carried out, while those found culpable will be prosecuted accordingly.
He also warned those still involved in such practice to desist forthwith, saying that there would be no hiding place as all security apparatus in the State would be deployed to the nook and crannies across the metropolis to fish out criminally minded persons.
L-R: Lagos State Police Commissioner, Mr. Fatai Owoseni; with Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), ACP Tunji Disu and Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau, Lagos State Governor’s Office, Mr. Bode Agoro during the arrest of Operators of an illegal Oil Depot in Oregun, Onigbongbo LCDA, on Thursday.
“Would ensure diligent prosecution as well and with that, we would be sending a message to other perpetrators that are engaged in acts like that to tell them that in Lagos no act of lawlessness and illegality would be entertained and that everyone that has run foul of the law through this kind of thing, would face the music,” he said.
R-L: Lagos State Police Commissioner, Mr. Fatai Owoseni; Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau, Lagos State Governor’s Office, Mr. Bode Agoro; Commander, Rapid Response Squad (RRS), ACP Tunji Disu and Chief Security Officer to the Lagos State Governor, CSP Saheed Kassim during the arrest of Operators of an illegal Oil Depot in Oregun, Onigbongbo LCDA, on Thursday.
“Since this has been uncovered, a stop is going to be put to what is happening right here, because of the illegal activities of the bunkerers, you have mechanics here who are here illegally, you have food vendors here and once the illegal business taking place here is taken away, they also have to relocate somewhere else and run their business legitimately,” he said.
-Kazeem Ugbodaga
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