The Federal High Court in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, has convicted and sentenced nine out of 19 persons arrested for crude oil theft to 10 years imprisonment each without an option of fine. Justice Joy Ikpeme found the convicts guilty on two counts of conspiracy and tampering with an oil pipeline, contrary to the Miscellaneous Offences Act. The convicts were arrested earlier in the year during an intelligence-led operation by the Nigerian Navy and the Department of State Services (DSS) at an oil well head identified as ASABO-D in Ibeno Local Government Area. The sentences are to run concurrently.
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