He further said the boat has a 45, 000 litres capacity, not 350, 000 as alleged by the Navy, saying it was shocking that they later destroyed the vessel within a week of its arrest without investigation.
Continuing, he said, “In some cases where vessels involved in oil theft are arrested, the owners abscond leaving the NN to bear the cost of keeping and sustaining the vessels.
“The public is to note that MV Cecelia has not been operational and has been alongside for about two years. At the time of the arrest, the vessel was laden with about 250,000 litres of illicit AGO. “It is important to note that the intelligence revealed that illegally refined products are received onboard MV Cecelia for storage. One of the suspects revealed that they usually bring illegally refined AGO in ‘Cotonou’ boats and Geepee tanks and offload into MV Cecelia pending when it will be sold to unsuspecting members of the public.
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