Driver flees as NSCDC impounds truck conveying 45,000 litres of adulterated fuel

Thursday, July 30, 2026 - The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has impounded a truck suspected of conveying 45,000 litres of adulterated Automotive Gas Oil mixed with gas condensates.

The NSCDC State Commandant, Maku Olatunde, disclosed this to journalists at the NSCDC State Command Headquarters, Awka, on Wednesday, adding that the truck was seized during an inspection.

He explained that upon sighting the NSCDC team, the driver abandoned the truck and the products and fled the scene.

Olatunde added that credible intelligence led the Head of the Anti-Vandalism Squad, CSC Chris Nwosu, and his team to track and intercept the truck on Tuesday at about 1645 hours along Awka Road, Onitsha.

According to him, the exercise is in continuation of the command’s operations in tandem with the Commandant General’s vision to eradicate the menace of oil pipeline vandalism and illegal dealings in petroleum products across the nation.

He said, “The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, in continuation of its operations in tandem with the Commandant General’s vision to eradicate the menace of oil pipeline vandalism and illegal dealings in petroleum products across the nation, has impounded a truck suspected of conveying 45,000 litres of adulterated Automotive Gas Oil mixed with gas condensates after the driver fled the scene.

“Credible intelligence led the Head of the Anti-Vandalism Squad, CSC Chris Nwosu, and his team to track and intercept the truck on Tuesday at about 1645 hours along Awka Road, Onitsha.

“Upon sighting the NSCDC team, the driver abandoned the truck and the products and fled the scene.

“The command, in ensuring the seized consignment did not find its way into the market, towed the truck and the suspected adulterated product to the State Command Headquarters, Awka, for safe custody and further investigation.”

He further reiterated that the corps would not relent in the fight against oil theft and illegal dealings in petroleum products until the state is rid of all forms of economic sabotage.

The commandant assured that samples of the product would be taken for laboratory analysis while efforts are ongoing to apprehend the fleeing driver and his accomplices.

He warned perpetrators of such acts to desist or face the full wrath of the law.

“We are ready to combat all acts of economic sabotage in the oil and gas industry and shall put in every effort to rid the sector of miscreants.

“We assure the public that the Command remains committed to strengthening intelligence, surveillance, and joint operations with sister agencies to fish out and bring perpetrators of economic sabotage to justice,” he added.