Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Three more Commissioners, on Friday resigned from the Rivers State Executive Council
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The Forward Operating Base of the Nigerian Navy in Igbokoda, headquarters of the Ilaje Local Government of Ondo State, has arrested 24 suspects with 100,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, in the Ondo/Lagos coastal area.
It was gathered that the patrol team of the naval base intercepted six boats, which were conveying the suspects and the product.
The Commanding Officer of the naval base, Navy Captain Shaibu Ahmed, said the six boats were owned by bunkerers.
According to him, one of the boats contained 150 drums of illegally refined diesel, while another wooden boat contained 16 tanks of 4,500 litres of diesel.
The Forward Operating Base (FOB) of the Nigerian Navy in Igbokoda, Ondo State, says it has intercepted six boats loaded with over 100,000 litres of diesel along the Ondo-Lagos coastal axis.