FORMER MINISTER OF INTERIOR RELEASED

The former Minister of Interior and owner of Integrated Oil and Gas Ltd, Capt. Emmunel Iheanacho, who was arrested on Friday, has been released on Friday night by the Lagos State Command of the State Security Service (SSS). It was alleged that his company received stolen petroleum products in its depot.

Officials of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and armed forces personnel attached to the Global West Vessel Specialist Limited (GWVSL) invaded  Integrated Oil and Gas  corporate headquarters, Marine Road, Apapa on Friday where the former minister was arrested and kept for several hours at NIMASA before the matter was transferred to the Lagos State Command of the SSS.

Sources at the oil firm headquarters Saturday, confirmed the release of Iheanacho but efforts to get him to tell his story proved abortive. (Vanguard)