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EFCC Arrests 14 Foreigners Over Illegal Oil Bunkering
According to the charge, the foreigners were said to have dealt in petroleum products without lawful authority or appropriate licence contrary to Section 19(6) of the Miscellaneous Offence Act, Cap M17, Laws of the Federal of Nigeria, 2004, and punishable under Section 1(17) of the same Act.
EFCC’s lawyer told the court that the accused illegally dealt in 1,738.087 metric tons of petroleum product; 1,500 metric tons of automotive gas oil aboard MT Anukret Emerald’s cargo tank and 3,035 metric tons of low pour fuel oil, LPFO, aboard the same cargo on March 27.
Here are the names of the accused individuals:
- Artur Pakhladzhian
- Sergo Abbgarian
- Vasily Shkundich
- Vitaliy Bilours
- Hlarion Regipor
- Laguta Oleksiy
- Cadavis Gerarado
- Kretov Andry
- Badurian Benjamin
- Chepikov Olksan
- Naranjo Antero
- Patro Christian
- Alcayde Joel
- Caratiquit Beyan
The aforementioned individuals have pleaded not guilty to the charges.