The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has uncovered five illegal crude oil dumps in the Jahi/Katampe axis of Abuja.

This is contained in a statement issued by the NSCDC Spokesperson, Afolabi Babawale, on Thursday in Abuja.

The corps also confirmed the arrest of seven suspects linked to the illegal crude oil production and distribution.

The NSCDC said the Commandant General’s Special Intelligence Squad also recovered trucks loaded with stolen Automotive Gas Oil from the suspects.

The corps said one white truck with three compartments fully loaded with 45,000 litres of AGO with an unverifiable waybill seen at the illegal dump, four Mercedes-Benz short peddler trucks, and several other vehicles were impounded.