Metro
Army Uncovers 3m Litres Of Stolen Oil In Rivers

The 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, has uncovered 14 crude oil reservoirs containing about three million litres of stolen crude in Odagwa Etche in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Also, the Army said the reservoir has 49 boilers used in refining stolen crude in the area, which is then moved out through various channels.
The General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Nigeria Army, Port Harcourt, Maj-Gen. Jamal Abdussalam, while conducting newsmen around the reservoirs located in the thick forest of Odagwa Etche on Thursday, said his decision to bring the journalists to the scene was for them to see things for themselves so that Nigerians will know what is happening.
Abdusalam disclosed that through credible intelligence, officers of the division were able to discover about 14 reservoirs that contained upward of about 200,000 litres of crude oil inside the forest.
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Abdusalam said the suspects constructed various tanks and used hoses and cables to connect crude oil from abandoned wellheads located within the area.
He said, “You can see that this place is in a deep forest. Even if you are using helicopters and military drones, you will not be able to see what we actually saw here on the ground. We have discovered based on credible intelligence which led us to this location.
“We have discovered many illegal activities. As you can see, we have seen reservoirs that can contain upwards of 200, 0000 litres of crude oil.
‘We have discovered about 14 of them in this bush. We have also discovered boilers capable of processing crude oil about 49 of them all located inside this bush and we have seen the network of hoses and cables connected around the whole area.”
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He added, “The crude oil we have discovered in this place is in excess of the daily crude oil export of Nigeria. This is very pathetic and very sad to note.
“Here, we discovered 14 reservoirs and each reservoir stored a minimum of 200,000 litres of crude oil. So simple math will give you in excess of three million litres of crude oil that is stored. We are not talking of the ones that have been processed and taken out; these are the ones that we have discovered.
“This place is called Odagwa in Rivers State and inside this place we have well heads, many of them we don’t know the exact number of well heads around here.”
The GOC added that “most of them are not in use, but you can see that it’s from these well heads that these people put their pipes to siphon this oil. Few arrests have been made however, those that we have arrested are not the major players in this business, they are just carriers of the stolen oil.”
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He said the discovery was part of the Army’s efforts to ensure that the government gets what is due to it.
“The budget has been sent by Mr President to the National Assembly and the National Assembly has passed it into law and the executive has also signed it and it has become law.
“That budget was planned based on some parameters. One of the parameters is the crude oil production we churn out every day. So any drop in crude oil production affects everybody in this country.
“Our people are not aware of that and that is why they are involved in this type of business,” he explained.
Metro
Osun Assembly, Senator Clash Over Arrest, Police Sealing Of Amotekun Base

The Osun State House of Assembly has demanded the immediate unsealing of the offices of the Amotekun Corps, allegedly locked up by police officers investigating the role of the Corps in the killing of residents of Akinlalu community in the state.
Operational bases of Osun Amotekun in Osogbo and Ife Central Local Government Area were reportedly shut down by operatives of the Intelligence Response Team from the office of the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.
The team was deployed to the state following public outcry over the killing of Akinlalu residents by Amotekun operatives.
The PUNCH reports that about 20 Amotekun operatives in Osun State were on Wednesday arrested by the police in connection with the killings that occurred in Akinlalu last week Tuesday.
The police squad arrested the Amotekun operatives at the Oke Fia, Osogbo Operational Base of the Corps and at the Ife Central Division located in Ile-Ife.
A stepmother, Fausat Oyebamiji, last Sunday narrated how men of the Osun Amotekun Corps shot two siblings dead last Tuesday during a mayhem in Akinlalu community.
It was further gathered that after arresting the operatives found within the premises of the Ife Central Area Command and Oke Fia Osogbo Base, the police sealed off both facilities. However, the State Headquarters of the Corps located in the Powerline area of Osogbo was not sealed.
Confirming the arrests, the Osun Amotekun spokesperson, Yusuf Idowu, said some operatives were apprehended in connection with the incident that occurred in Akinlalu.
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However, the Osun State Police Command, in response, said only five operatives of the Amotekun Corps were arrested.
In a statement by the Command’s spokesperson, Abiodun Ojelabi, the police said the Inspector General of Police had taken over the investigation, adding that the Commander of the Amotekun Corps, Adekunle Omoyele, was invited to explain his role in the killings but refused to honour the invitation.
“Efforts made to reach him on phone proved abortive as his phone has been switched off, only for him to come on social media on 6th October 2025 and put up a claim of being attacked by unknown armed men wearing masks, which preliminary enquiry reveals to be a figment of his own imagination aimed at concealing the truth and derailing the course of justice for the victims.
“Investigation carried out by the Police revealed that the attackers are members of the Amotekun Corps and individuals were mentioned to have masterminded the attack, which victims and witnesses of the attack said they can identify if seen. Meanwhile, five suspects have been arrested in connection with the case; efforts are on top gear to arrest other suspects at large,” the statement read.
Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Friday, the Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, speaking on behalf of other lawmakers, said Amotekun, being an organisation created by law, could not be stopped by the police from performing its statutory duties.
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Egbedun also alleged that reports at his disposal linked the lawmaker representing Osun East in the Senate, Adenigba Fadahunsi, to the involvement of police operatives from the IGP’s office in the arrest of Amotekun personnel in the state.
He stated: “The House empathises with concerned families and individuals in Akinlalu who have been affected by the recent incidents involving security operations. While the House does not condone misconduct or impunity by any security organisation, allegations of wrongdoing must be investigated transparently and in accordance with the law and must not be used as a smokescreen to sabotage duly constituted institutions.
“The Amotekun Corps remains a lawfully established and functional agency of the Osun State Government, and no individual, political actor, or security institution possesses the constitutional authority to shut it down without a legislative revocation. The House condemns in the strongest terms the unlawful sealing of the Amotekun Corps operational offices and demands their immediate unsealing to allow the Corps to resume its statutory responsibilities without disruption.”
Contacted for his reaction, Fadahunsi confirmed that he invited the police, urging the House of Assembly to exercise caution in its claims that laws enacted by it could shield Amotekun, even when its operatives had allegedly violated the Constitution.
Fadahunsi, who said those killed were his constituents, warned that any further attempts to cause loss of lives in the Osun East Senatorial District would be resisted.
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“The Osun Amotekun office has become the home of murderers, not protectors of the community. The Amotekun officers are disturbing the peace of the state. The Corps is supposed to protect the territorial integrity of the state, not to start terrorising people. Even in my own town, Ilase-Ijesa, Amotekun arrested someone over a land case. Can they do that in Ede?” Fadahunsi queried.
He continued: “I am the Senator of Ife/Ijesa Senatorial District, and this is not about the APC or PDP. From February to date, I have lost 12 people to Amotekun’s killings. I was the one who invited the police, as I can’t continue to let them kill my people.
“During the crisis that occurred at the local government election, I lost four people. Many are still roaming about with bullets in their bodies. Nobody has been arrested. There was another case of shooting in Esa-Oke.
“After causing trouble for Ijesa South and Ijesa North, they now went to Ife to kill people in Akinlalu. Do they expect me to keep quiet as the Senator representing the District? I will not keep quiet. They would not kill a single goat in my area again. If they send them to destabilise my Senatorial District, I will not allow it.”
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Meanwhile, the police team reportedly evacuated four people detained at the State Headquarters of the Osun Amotekun Corps in Osogbo and handed them over to the Divisional Police Officers in charge of the areas where the crimes were allegedly committed.
The IGP-IRT team, led by SP Rotimi Ogunmuyiwa, was accompanied by the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Criminal Investigation Department, Bayonle Sulaiman, during the Thursday evening visit.
During the visit, Ogunmuyiwa demanded to meet the heads of the Anti-Cultism, Narcotics, Kidnapping, Homicide, and other units created by the leadership of Osun Amotekun, but none were available. The team proceeded with the inspection and eventually evacuated the four suspects they found at the facility.
Two of the suspects, arrested for selling Indian hemp, said during interrogation that they had been detained for over five weeks. Another suspect said he had been detained for four days for stealing engine oil, while a Fulani herdsman stated he had been in detention for six days after being arrested for open grazing.
(PUNCH)
Metro
Police Impound Vehicle With 387 Blocks Of Cannabis In Bauchi

The Bauchi state Police Command says it has impounded a vehicle with nothing less than 387 blocks of suspected cannabis sativa after involving in an auto crash in the state.
Sani Omolori-Aliyu, the Commissioner of Police in the state, disclosed this on Friday while handing over the exhibits to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Bauchi state Command.
According to him, the car and one other had a head-on collision in Wom village of Toro Local Government Area of the state on October 4, 2025 at about 11:30am.
“Initial reports from eyewitnesses and preliminary investigations indicate that the first vehicle, a white Toyota Corolla with registration number ABC-459LF, was operated by one Ali Muhammad, a 45-year-old resident of Nabardo Village.
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“He was transporting the District Head of Nabardo, Suleiman Suleiman, aged 65, along with his family members as they travelled from Bauchi Metropolis to Nabardo Village.
“The second vehicle, another white Toyota Corolla with registration number GWA-155GW, was driven by an individual yet to be identified, who was travelling from Jos, Plateau State, towards Bauchi.
“It was reported that this driver attempted to overtake other vehicles without exercising adequate caution, resulting in a head-on collision with the first vehicle,” he said.
The Commissioner further explained that the occupants of both vehicles sustained varying degrees of injuries and were transported to the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) for medical care.
He said that the District Head suffered a fracture in his left leg and is currently receiving treatment with other victims while some have been discharged.
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Omolori-Aliyu also revealed that in the aftermath of the incident, during the search at the scene, the detectives recovered several items in the damaged vehicle which included the 387 blocks of suspected cannabis.
The Commissioner, who explained that the command was in pursuit of the unidentified driver to ensure accountability and prompt legal action, encouraged anyone with information regarding the driver’s identity to come forward and assist in the investigation.
“The police are committed to diligently pursuing leads to identify the principal suspect.
“The Bauchi State Police Command is dedicated to maintaining peace and order in our community and urges the public to remain calm and cooperative throughout this process.
“We invite anyone with information that could aid in this investigation to contact us and we assure citizens that we are resolutely focused on ensuring justice is achieved,” he said.
While receiving the exhibits, Hussaini Umar, Deputy Commandant, NDLEA, appreciated the police for the cooperation and synergy and promised to work hand in hand to ensure that the driver and the owner were found.
Metro
Fake Revenue Agents Apprehended In Aba While Defrauding Residents

Abia State Harmonized Taskforce has apprehended four individuals impersonating as members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) for acts of extortion, intimidation, and illegal enforcement along the Port Harcourt Road axis of Aba and its environs.
They were nabbed on Thursday at Flyover junction around Ugwunagbo area through an operation authorized by the Aba Area Coordinator of ASHTF, Mr. Uche Wogu.
A statement issued by Miracle Chukwunenye, spokesperson of the Harmonized Task Force said that the agency received multiple complaints from market women, tricycle (Keke) operators, and traders about the unlawful activities of a group led by one Mr. Ahuama.
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”Upon arrival, the Taskforce, in joint effort with the police, arrested Mr. Ahuama and three accomplices who were caught extorting money from unsuspecting traders and tricycle operators under the false pretense of being NURTW officials.
“Investigations revealed that the suspects had already impounded about twenty (20) tricycles earlier that morning and collected money from the owners before being intercepted,” Chukwunenye said.
He added that during the operation, the suspects resisted arrest and attacked Taskforce operatives and police officers, but they were eventually subdued and are now in custody.
Chukwunenye sensitized traders and transporters that Abia State operates a strict No-Cash-at-Hand revenue system, and as such, no government-authorized personnel is permitted to collect cash from citizens.
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