The Cross River State command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps on Wednesday arrested seven suspected oil thieves with over 200 drums of adulterated crude worth over N10m.
The state Commandant of the NSCDC, Mr Stephen Lar, at the Jebbs area in Calabar South, said the arrest was made following intelligence report.
He said the command had declared zero tolerance for illegal oil bunkering in the state, adding that the suspects would be prosecuted.
Lar said, “In keeping with our core mandate of protecting Nigeria’s critical national asset, particularly the oil sector, we carried out an operation this morning (Wednesday) following a tip-off.
