Nigerian security operatives have arrested 22 Filipinos for alleged involvement in illegal oil bunkering in Delta State, Lagos-based Punch newspaper reported on Sunday.
The foreigners were apprehended aboard a vessel, MT AKUADA along Escravos waterways in Warri South West Local Government Area of the state.
The vessel was reportedly transiting out of Warri channels before the encounter with the security agents on Friday
It was allegedly carrying 12,500 tons (84,000 barrels) of stolen crude oil before it was accosted and impounded by the federal troops.
According to the newspaper, the vessel was being expected at Delta Ports, Warri, by 6 p.m. (1600 GMT) on Saturday, under heavy security.
Already, four Rapid Response Boats and eight gun boats on the fleet of NNS Delta and JTF, Op RH, were deployed in Escravos on Saturday morning to escort the ship and the crew to Warri, an oil city of Nigeria's southeastern Delta State.
According to previous reports, a total of 14 Filipinos were arrested aboard another bunkering vessel in the creeks of Bayelsa State in June.
Source:Xinhua
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