 The Niger Security and Self-Defense Corps NCDC has reaffirmed its commitment to reading the reverse state of illegal oil bankering and ensuring the safety of critical national assets from economic sabotage. This followed the arrest of eight suspected OEIs along with eight trucks using carrying out their legal activities in the state. The report In a chat with newsmen, the commandant of the Niger Security and Self-Defense Corps in reverse state, Abu Tambuwal, affirmed that the command has taken the delivery of the gunboat donated by the state government towards boosting the operations against illegal oil bankering. Tambuwal, who gave details of some achievements of the NCDC within the week, said the command intercepted and impounded the trucks, conveying suspected illegally refined diesel along Umbiama, the border between Biasa and Delta State. Here I ever said that each suspect were in transit out of the state. We are here at this very exhibit yard to launch a gunboat donated by the state government in its struggle to boost their operations on the waterways. I wish to call on all officers and men that these gunboats are delivered to make judicious use of the gunboats and also to uphold the gunboats to be an added value to their operations. Tambuwal also hinted that the NCDC Commandant General, Ahmed Abu Bakr Audi, allotted a new ambulance to the command which will be positioned at the Potacot International Airport for effective usage during emergencies. These ambulances will add more value to our efforts to curtail the problems and other emergencies that might emanate from various angles in the state. However, this one with particular reference to strategic states and also strategic international airports we have in the country were deployed and this one lever state opportunity to get one for deployment to international airport Potacot. They are there for emergency purposes and any eventuality that might happen in relation to environmental hazards or any mixed up in case of any emergency. The Commandant reiterated the commitment of NCDC in the fight against oil theft, oil bunkering and other illegal dealings in petroleum products in the state. He said there is a new sheriff in town and it will no longer be business as usual as the ego eye of the command is across the 23 local government areas of the state to checkmate criminal activities.