The Nigerian military, has destroyed vessel MT Deima with International Maritime Organisation (IMO) number 7210525, recently arrested by Tompolo’s Tantita Security Services Limited, while loading illegal crude oil.
The vessel was set ablaze on Monday, October 10, 2022 by men of the Nigerian military along the Warri River in Delta state.
The vessel, whose owners are yet to be identified, was loaded with an unspecified quantity of crude oil at the Escravos River in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State with eight crew members when it was apprehended.
It was arrested by security officials and handed over to the Nigerian Navy on Saturday last week.
According to SaharaReporters, the vessel was apprehended following a tip off that a ship was loading at the Escravos axis and the sum of N25million was allegedly offered as bribe to the security officials.
It was revealed that the capacity of the vessel is 1,500 metric tonnes and had on board eight crew members who were all Nigerians while the captain of the vessel confessed that they came in from Lagos and that if they were not arrested, the ship would have sailed back to Lagos.
