Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have begun investigation of a Venezuelan and four Nigerians arrested by the Navy for suspected illegal oil bunkering activities.
The Venezuelan: Roderick Rivero and Nigerians: Oluwole Olaitan, Emmanuel Emeka Okeke, Olota Albert and Richard Asubi were arrested on 20 June 2022 by officers of the Nigeria Navy Ship, NNS Victory, in Calabar, Cross River State while onboard a vessel, MV Edidiong AJ, loaded witan h unspecified quantity of petroleum products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO).