COMMERCIAL MOTORCYCLIST ARRESTED FOR STEALING 45,000-LITRE FUEL

A commercial motorcyclist has been arrested by Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.

The man identified as Nnana Okorie, a native of Aba, Abia State was arrested for allegedly engaging in pipeline vandalism at Obawole, in the Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State. He was caught with a 45,000-litre tanker laden with petrol on Monday.

According to Punch Metro, it was reported that men of the NSCDC Anti-Vandal unit, Lagos State command, swung into action after receiving a tip-off that some suspected vandals were carting away a fuel-laden tanker from the area.

On sighting the operatives, the driver of the tanker, identified simply as Ifeanyi, and an escort, reportedly took to their heels, while Okorie was apprehended.

The suspect, who was paraded on Wednesday at the NSCDC office in Ikeja, told Punch’s correspondent that he struck a relationship with Ifeanyi after he (Okorie) picked him as a passenger a few weeks ago.

Okorie said his pregnant wife died recently at a hospital while she was in labour and her corpse was deposited in a mortuary.