DSS Arraigns 19 Suspected Oil Thieves In Akwa Ibom

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned 19 suspected oil thieves before the Uyo Chief Magistrate Court in Akwa Ibom State, vowing to sustain the ongoing offensives against oil thieves and other maritime criminals laying siege to the waterways of the Niger Delta.
About 17 suspects were earlier arraigned while two others brought before the Magistrate Court sitting at Fulga Road, Uyo yesterday were Arepade Dominic Ekprese and Benson Ekiokekeme Innocent, who were earlier on the run.
The Magistrate Court which declined jurisdiction over the matter due to the gravity of the crime, cited relevant portions of the constitution, and subsequently remanded the suspects at the Uyo Med...