Three people were arrested by the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps Kwara State Command for allegedly stealing 33,000 liters of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), meant for Lagos State.

Buhari Joda (37), and two of his motor boys, Aminujoda (32) and Ahmed Aminu (20) were the suspects and are paraded by the command in Ilorin on Thursday, December 8, 2022.

Speaking on their arrest, the state commandant, Muhammed Tukur Ibrahim, said that the suspects were arrested by the anti-vandal team on a routine patrol on Wednesday.

"We nabbed them around Oladeji filling station here in Ilorin loaded with 33,000 liters of PMS later discovered to be meant for Ikorodu community in Lagos," he stated.

"They have already discharged 22,000 liters at Oladimeji and 11,000 liters at another filling station at Oko Olowo. This is why some fillings station have been suffering to get fuel to discharge to the public in many parts of the country,"

Ibrahim said the filling station where they were arrested has been sealed and is under investigation, adding that the tanker has been taken into custody.

He said that the suspects were charged with criminal conspiracy and diversion.