 As part of efforts to curb oil theft in the state, the command of the larger security and civil defense corps NSCDC has arrested 10 suspected or i-thieves in various parts of the state details in this report. The state commandant of the NSCDC, Aliyu Baturi, who disclosed this in Port Harcourt while parroting some of the suspects, stated that four trucks containing illegal refined petroleum products were among items seized from the suspects. Baturi says officers of the command intercepted a truck containing petroleum products suspected to be automotive gas oil popularly called diesel along UTC junction in Port Harcourt, following credible intelligence. We are parroting 10 suspects of oil thieves and four trucks conveying suspected illegal refined products. On the 16th of August 2021, at about 1130 hours, the command arrested five suspects, conveying suspected stolen AGO, stuck in a sack in a trailer truck with registration number JJ 552 EZ along Trans-Amadi area. Some of the arrested suspects confessed to the crime. While the arrests are currently undergoing thorough investigation, I will try to cause a due cause. The commandant who recently assumed of his vow to put everything in place to nip crime rates on the board, especially those relating to illegal oil businesses and protect the country's critical assets in the state. Baturi, one of those involved in illegal oil deals and other criminal activities across the state, to stop and urge residents to report strange movements in their areas for prompt action.