She said efforts were ongoing to arrest other members of the syndicate who were still at large.
He urged citizens to unequivocally reject what he described as “a descent into a democracy of thuggery.”
The suspected smugglers manoeuvred a petrol tanker to the border between Rivers and Imo en route neighbouring countries.
The tough-talking governor reiterated his resolve to sustain the war against illegal oil bunkering and artisanal refining activities in the state.
A truck said to have been carrying illegal oil products lost its brake trying to avoid a checkpoint.
