– NSCDC intercepted petrol from black market operators
– The security group vowed to curb the development of black market
– It expresses concern on the infiltration of Boko Haram in the illegal trade
225 jerry cans containing 5, 625 litres of petrol have been intercepted by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) from black market operators in Maiduguri, the Borno state capital.
NAN reports that Mr Ibrahim Abdullahi who is the state commandant of the NSCDC said on Sunday, March 20 that following a night raid carried out in different parts of the city, the products were seized.
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He said there was the danger that the fuel operators might supply to Boko Haram terrorist and said the NSCDC was bent of stopping the illegal trade.
He blamed the thriving activities of black market operators in Maiduguri on some filling stations which prefer to sell to them to make brisk businesses.
Abdullahi said: “Why we must stop their activities is the fact that we do not even know where they are taking these jerry cans of petrol to.
“Some of these people can be hiding under the trade and be supplying Boko Haram.
“We have been sensitising them on the media against black market operations and advising them to look for other businesses to do.
“You will notice that petrol is very scarce these days in Borno; it is not because the fillings stations did not have supply but it is because they prefer to sell to black marketers who pay them very well.
“Our men are going round the town every day and night, what the filling stations do sometimes is to put off their lights so that our men will not notice their activities.”
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He vowed that his command would ensure that those responsible for the illegal diversion were brought to book.
“We urge the good people of Borno to be vigilant and report to the command any suspicious activities concerning diversion of petroleum products and other acts of vandalism”.
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