Troops of Nigerian Military have intercepted and arrested eight members of a syndicate smuggling gasoline from Nigeria to the Ambazonian rebels within the Republic of Cameroon to facilitate terrorists’ actions.
A press release by the Nigerian Military on its official X deal with (previously Twitter) mentioned the suspects had been arrested throughout a sting operation on Friday Might 25, 2024 alongside the Abong-Kurmi Baissa Street in Taraba State, between Nigeria and Cameroon border.
The suspects recognized as Jafaru Adamu, 32; Auwal Haruna, 34; Umar Dahiru; Mubarak Abdullahi, 20; Saidu Musa, 26; Bashiru Ibrahim, 18; Danlami Yahuaza, 19, and 19-year-old Abubakar Abdullahi had been caught on their technique to the border with massive amount of gasoline.
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The Military additionally revealed that the culprits confessed to smuggling and promoting gasoline to the Cameroonian Ambazonian rebels who’re prohibited from coming into Nigeria to buy the product straight following preliminary investigation.
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“The suspects revealed that they’ve beforehand purchased gasoline from Gassol and Bali native authorities areas on the charge of ₦950 per litre.
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“Nevertheless, they found that in Takum LGA the gasoline was bought at ₦800 per liter, prompting them to supply for the product in Takum.
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“On the time of their arrest, the suspects had been touring in three J5 autos, carrying 605 jerry cans, every with a capability of 40 liters, totaling 24,200 liters of gasoline. The gasoline, valued at ₦800 per liter, quantities to a complete price of Nineteen Million Three Hundred and Sixty Thousand Naira (₦19,360,000) solely,” the Military mentioned.
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It mentioned additional investigation led to the identification of different members of the smuggling syndicate, together with Alhaji Abdulmumini, Jafaru Adamu, Babilu Zubairu, Sule Abong, and Mark Akawu, who’s reportedly the chairman of the syndicate primarily based in Abong, a border group between Kurmi LGA of Taraba State and the Republic of Cameroon.
