Multi-millionaire and Chairman of Capital Oil and Gas
Limited, Ifeanyi Ubah, has been arrested by the Department of State Services,
DSS. Ubah was arrested on Friday in connection with connection
with the theft of petrol worth more than N11 billion kept by the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, in its tank farm in Lagos.
Ubah’s arrest was revealed on Saturday in a statement issued
by spokesman for the DSS, Tony Opuiyo.
Opuiyo described Ubah’s action as economic sabotage, with
“capacity to negatively impact on national economy”.
“In furtherance of his gimmicks to undermine the government
and people of Nigeria, he has incited members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers
(PTD), a critical player in the downstream sub-sector of the Petroleum
Industry, to refuse/stop the lifting of products.
“This is part of his plans to curry their sentiments and
cause them to embark on strike and also stage protests in his favour with the
ulterior motive of arm-twisting the NNPC to abandon the cause of recovering the
stolen products. The implication of this on law and order is, in fact, a common
knowledge. It is consequent upon this that the Service arrested and will
prosecute him forthwith.
”The public is hereby reassured that the Service
will collaborate with appropriate agencies to ensure that the mischievous
activities of any person or group(s) to engage in illegal activities will not
affect the effective distribution of products across the country. It will also
support such agencies to bring to book individuals or companies involved in any
criminal act that undermines the nation’s economy,” Opuiyo stated.
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