Troops foil alleged diesel theft, arrest five in Akwa Ibom

Military personnel from the 2 Brigade Garrison have disrupted an attempted diesel theft and apprehended five suspects in the Nsit Atai Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.

The operation was revealed in a post shared on X on Sunday night by security analyst Zagazola Makama. According to the update, the arrests occurred at approximately 8:05 p.m. on September 4 at the HITECH 1 site along the Uyo-Oron Road. The suspects were allegedly caught trying to siphon Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly referred to as diesel, from a fuel dump belonging to the HITECH Company.

During the intervention, military forces successfully secured the stolen fuel. Zagazola Makama noted the specific quantity of petroleum recovered during the bust.

“The troops reportedly recovered seven 25-litre jerrycans containing about 175 litres of diesel during the operation,”

Following the arrests, the suspects and the confiscated evidence were initially handed over to the company’s Chief Security Officer. They were subsequently transferred to the Nigeria Police Division in N