Security agency destroys 250 illegal refineries, arrests 118 vandals in one year
He said that the establishment of the Command and Control Centre had assisted the Corps in monitoring all the pipelines in Niger Delta.
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This is contained in a statement signed by the Corps spokesperson, Emmanuel Okeh on Friday in Abuja.
The statement quoted the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Abdullahi Gana has disclosing this in his office.
He said over 40 suspects had also been convicted since he assumed duty in July 2015.
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Gana said that the pro-activeness of the Corps Anti-Vandal squad in the Niger-Delta area and other oil communities in clamping on the illegal activities of the suspects brought about the feat based on intelligence report.
The NSCDC boss said the Corps has been partnering with NNPC in ensuring adequate distribution of petroleum products to all filling stations across the country as well as checkmating the activities of unscrupulous marketers.
He stressed that the Command and Control Centre operates 24 hours for the purpose of surveillance of the pipelines in order to clamp down on vandals.
Gana said that the introduction of the Centre led to the establishment of Nigeria Security Energy Command (NISEC) for training of its personnel
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