Nigerian Navy Ship Delta has handed over a barge and two trucks laden with products suspected to be stolen crude oil to officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The commander of NNS Delta, Abba Muhsin, handed over the items to the anti-graft agency on Tuesday in Warri.

Mr Muhsin said the barge and trucks were intercepted on Thursday at the National Inland Waterways Authority, Warri jetty.

He said the gunboat team of the NNS Delta effected the arrest.

According to him, the gunboat team intercepted and arrested a barge named ‘Barge Oghenekome’ and two trucks laden with suspected stolen crude oil at the NIWA jetty in Warri.

He stated, “They were intercepted last Thursday following credible information, and today, we are handing them over to officials of the EFCC. The arrest is one among other series of actions in support of the Operation Delta Sanity of the Nigerian Navy and Operation Delta Safe of the Defence Headquarters.”

Muhsin also said that the NNS Delta remains resolute in stemming illegalities in its operation areas that align with the coastal guard functions.

He expressed gratitude to all the government agencies and good-spirited individuals in the state who had supported the operations of the NNS Delta.

The Navy boss warned those indulging in crude oil theft and illegalities in the maritime domain to desist from such or face the full wrath of the law.

(NAN)