{"id":120539,"date":"2024-06-01T22:05:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T21:05:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/wife-of-suspected-pipeline-vandal-arrested-in-rivers"},"modified":"2024-06-02T00:44:25","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T23:44:25","slug":"wife-of-suspected-pipeline-vandal-arrested-in-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/wife-of-suspected-pipeline-vandal-arrested-in-rivers","title":{"rendered":"Wife of suspected pipeline vandal arrested in Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Rivers State has arrested the wife of a suspected pipeline vandal for possession of two fabricated guns.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in a statement by NSCDC Public Relations Officer, PRO, Babawale Afolabi on Saturday in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>According to the PRO, the Corps got an intelligence tip-off concerning some pipeline vandals residing at at Idia\/Ogburu waterside settlement camp, located around a multinational company in Ogba\/Egbema\/Ndoni; Onelga, Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the operation by the Commandant-General\u2019s Special Intelligence Squad (CGs SIS) led to the arrest of the woman, Mrs Isaac, while other suspects including her husband are currently at large.<\/p>\n<p>Afolabi said that the suspect confessed during interrogation that the firearms and incriminating exhibits found in the hut where she was apprehended belonged to her husband who had been in the illegal oil business for two years.<\/p>\n<p>He added that items recovered from the site include two locally fabricated pistols, one generator, stainless steel saws, thread sealing tapes, spades and shovels.<\/p>\n<p>Other recovered items included four different welding machines, drilling machines, vandalized wellhead valves of different sizes, cables, two functioning smartphones, four non-functional phones and one power bank.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe suspect and all exhibits have been handed over to the Intelligence Department of the Rivers State Command for further investigation and possible prosecution,\u201d the PRO added.<\/p>\n<p>He cautioned citizens to desist from any act that could be of economic sabotage to the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCulprits would be made to face the wrath of the law hence the public is advised to engage in meaningful businesses and cooperate with the government,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Afolabi urged Nigerians to provide credible and timely information to security agencies when in doubt or suspicion of security activities within and around their domains.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the Corps, being the lead agency in the protection of all Critical National Assets and Infrastructure, remains committed to ensure the safety of lives and property.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, in Rivers State has arrested the wife of a suspected pipeline vandal for possession of two fabricated guns. This was contained in a statement by NSCDC Public Relations Officer, PRO, Babawale Afolabi on Saturday in Abuja. 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