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Operatives of Osun State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, on Saturday arrested a tanker driver after diverting Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly called petrol meant for the NNPC mega station.
The Commandant of NSCDC in Osun State, Sotiyo Igbalawole said the driver, one Afeez Adegbola, 47, was arrested Friday night in Ikirun while trying to offload the product into the reserve tank of a filling station in the town.
He added that driver, having loaded the product, meant for NNPC mega station in Osogbo, Osun state capital but offloaded only 30,000 of the 40,000litres in the mega station and took the rest to an independent station outskirt of the state capital.
He said, “The tanker driver, Afeez Adegbola and his motor boys loaded 40,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit at Pinnacle Distribution Depot in Eleko, Lagos state and the waybill indicated that the product should be delivered at NNPC, Osogbo Mega station, Osun state.
