The Nigerian Security & Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Delta State Command has decimated artisanal refineries in Alfa marine in Koko, the administrative headquarters of Warri North Local Government Area.
This was revealed by NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Dsc Emeka Okwechime who disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.
He said the suspects jumped into rivers and swamps upon sighting men of the Rejigged Anti-Vandal Squad(RAS).
Dsc Okwechime said plain cloth personnel have been strategically positioned within the nooks and crannies of the Local Government Area in a determined effort to arrest the fleeing suspects.
According to him,โ large metal tanks, drums containing petroleum product suspected to be AGO, hose, used by the vandals and other equipment, instrument used in the illegal dealings in petroleum product were crushed and set ablaze by the NSCDC RAS.โ