DPR to support EFCC in disposing forfeited petroleum products, trucks

Abiodun OBA     |      

The Department of Petroleum Resources Port Harcourt (DPR) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in the disposal of petroleum products forfeited to the Federal Government.

EFCC’s acting spokesman, Mr Tony Orilade, made this known in a statement in Abuja.

The statement indicated that, EFCC’s secretary, Mr Ola Olukoyede, had asked for the support when he visited DPR, Port Harcourt Zone earlier in the week.

DPR, Port Harcourt Zone’s Zonal Coordinator Mr Bassey Nkanga, made this known while thanking Olukoyede for the visit and expressed the readiness of his Department to support the EFCC in carrying out the sale of the products.

“We know the importance of EFCC. We are ready to collaborate with you.  That is what we have been doing and we will continue to do so,” he said.

According to Olukoyede, the EFCC needs the technical expertise of officials of DPR to sell-off petroleum products carried by trucks forfeited to the government, as contained in a final forfeiture order.

“The final forfeiture was recently granted the EFCC by a Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt.

“We have a court order empowering the EFCC to conduct the sale of petroleum products carried by 244 trucks forfeited to the government.

“As you know, the extractive Industry is technical.  We need your support in the process of disposal of the products.

“We need to determine the status and volume of the products.  We need your technical expertise in this regard,” he said.

The forfeited products are from individuals and companies convicted of illegally dealing in petroleum products

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