The Edo State Police Command has paraded three suspected pipeline vandals.
The suspects who include Jackson Aluche, aged 45; Oke Okoro, aged 30; and Oluchukwu Chukwuma, aged 18, were arrested in the Obazagbon community of Orhiomwon Local Government Area of the state.
It was learnt that the incident occurred on April 14 at about 10:30 a.m.
Confirming the incident, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Chidi Nwabuzor, disclosed that the suspects were caught siphoning crude oil and smashing an oil company pipeline.
Nwabuzor noted that the suspects admitted to the crime.
According to him, the suspects claimed that one AKA Doctor hired them to carry out the deed and that they would be charged with court charges.
