41-year-old Oil Pipeline Vandal, Muritala Kareem, who was recently arrested by the Police Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline Vandalism, Lagos, has said he took to crime because of the lavish spending required of him during Christmas.
“I was a happily married and contented man till the day I met Jelilat (Olalekan). She came to my shop one day with a proposal that she wants to introduce me to oil business.
“I told her that I was not interested in illegal product but she insisted that it was genuine and I joined her in the business. I was introduced to Florunso and one Taye, who sold 50 litres of Diesel for N4, 800.
“It was later that I discovered that I was buying illegal products. Initially I wanted to stop but because Christmas is fast approaching, I decided to do one more deal. It was while we were on our way out of Konu that the police on patrol arrested us.”
On how much the products are sold, Kareem said each 50-litre keg of petrol sold for as low as N6, 000.
“If you go to a filling station, you will buy 50 litres for N7, 750. This explains why we have so many customers. We also sold to some petrol stations,” he said.
Kareem admitted that greed, made him to patronise vandals.
“I am so sorry, I only did it to raise more fund in order to enjoy Christmas. My children will be so disappointed in me. Please forgive me for the sake of my children,” he said.
Other suspects arrested alongside Kareem in Konu area of Ikorodu, Lagos, are; Musiliru Ashiri, Ahmed Lamidi, Jelilat Olalekan and Elizabeth Folorunsho.
Confirming the arrest, Friday Ibadin, the officer in charge of the Task Force, said the need to reduce pipeline vandalism made the Task Force to intensify surveillance of target areas.
Source: Daily post
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