Fuel scarcity: Kano NSCDC intercepts 20,000 litres of PMS being diverted to Katsina

A tanker carrying implicit 20,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, on Ibrahim Taiwo Road amidst the shortage of petroleum products successful Kano State has been intercepted by the State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SC Ibrahim Abdullahi, successful a statement, explained that the tanker was suspected to person diverted the petrol from a filling presumption successful Kano and was heading to an undisclosed determination successful neighbouring Katsina State erstwhile it was intercepted.

Abdullahi explained that an probe is underway, and upon conclusion, the petroleum merchandise would beryllium returned and offloaded astatine the archetypal designated filling presumption successful Kano.

He added that ineligible enactment volition beryllium taken against the offenders.

The Command, according to the statement, besides addressed concerns astir transgression activities successful the Bachirawa Kwanar Ungoggo Market successful Ungoggo section government.

Abdullahi said, “Traders astatine the marketplace person reported the activities of miscreants bordering connected vandalism, theft of backstage property, and dealing successful illicit drugs to the NSCDC.”

He said a associated cognition involving NSCDC unit from the equipped squad portion and vigilante groups has resulted successful the apprehension of implicit 50 suspected criminals successful the market.

He confirmed that investigations into the substance person commenced, and that the suspects volition look prosecution for their alleged crimes astatine the due time.