Tankers destroyed during suicide attack were carrying diverted fuel – NSCDC

by Azeez Adeniyi

The Borno Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) on Saturday said the three tankers destroyed during a suicide attack in Maiduguri were carrying diverted fuel.

Commandant of the Corps, Abdullahi Ibrahim said the agency’s surveillance anti-vandal team made the discovery.

He said the incident would have been avoided if the petrol had been taken to its destination by the petroleum marketers.

“It was unfortunate that some individuals were hell bent on diverting petroleum products to create artificial scarcity in the town,” he said.

“Those tankers destroyed by three female suicide bombers were meant to be in filling stations to meet local demands of motorists.

“We have been warning them against diversion but they won’t listen. Just last week we arrested about four persons and sealed their filling stations for selling petrol above the pump price.

“We learnt that there is a deliberate plan to create artificial scarcity in the town by hiding the product to make it scarce.

“This development is not only anti- people but also a threat to the lives and security of the good people of the state. We therefore warn marketers and petroleum marketers to desist from hiding and diverting petrol in their homes or face the wrath of the law,” Ibrahim said.

Recall that only the three bombers died during the attack on Damboa road on Friday.

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