Nigeria Navy officers
One of the foremost traditional rulers in Bayelsa State (name withheld) is in the custody of the Joint (Military) Task Force (JTF) on the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, for allegedly sponsoring crude oil theft.
The high-ranking traditional ruler was arrested along with three other persons for their alleged involvement in crude oil theft in the waterways of the Niger Delta.
The royal father and the three men were alleged to be the owners of an unlicensed vessel used in the stealing of 2,000 metric tonnes of crude oil along the waterways of Akassa Community in Brass Local Government Area of the state.
A source said the first class traditional ruler is from around the area where the vessel was arrested, adding that he was arrested after the crew apprehended on the vessel fingered him as their main sponsor and one of the owners of the vessel.
According to the source, JTF operatives had been on the trail of the vessel and its owners for a long time.
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