Men of the Nigerian Navy NNS Pathfinder, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have arrested a Marine Vessel, MV Cecilia, laden with about 350,000 liters of petroleum products suspected to be diesel.

Commander, Operation Delta Safe, OPDS, Real Admiral Olusegun Ferrera, who announced this on Wednesday was represented by the maritime component commander of the joint taskforce for South South of the operation Delta Safe, Navy Commodore Adedokun Siyanbade, who displayed the vessel to journalists in Port Harcourt.

He said the vessel which has not been put in use for two years was converted to a storage tank for illegal refined products.

He said the suspects as well as the vessel and products will be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for prosecution.