Customs Officer Who Exposed “Booming Petrol Smuggling Business” To Niger Republic, Cameroon, Chad", Others Still Detained One Month After Arrest

Owombo Segun John, a Customs officer arrested and detained for exposing how refined petroleum products, particularly Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), also known as petrol, are trafficked into Cameroon, Chad, Niger Republic, and other African countries, has yet to be released by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS).

This was confirmed to SaharaReporters on Monday morning by his brother, who explained that Owombo said he was only granted freedom to move within the premises of the Nigerian Customs Service in Abuja.

Owombo earlier released a video in which he narrated how he arrested so many smugglers on Wednesday, November 2, at Malabo Checkpoint on Belel Road, Adamawa state.

He however said senior officials of the NCS called and directed him to release the suspects.

His brother, however, explained that Owombo is still in detention. He said Owombo informed him that he was not allowed to leave the premises and that all of his gadgets had been seized, and that he could only communicate with him through a small phone obtained from one of his friends.

In November, SaharaReporters reported how Owombo was transported to Abuja from Adamawa State to meet with the Comptroller General of Customs while in detention.

This was disclosed by his brother who also stated that Owombo informed him that his life was under threat.

He also described the claims by some people that his brother, Owombo is suffering from a mental disorder as untrue.

He said, “My brother is a very brilliant man. Someone that was posted to Adamawa and has been working there since, how can you now say he is insane? That is a lie. They are just trying to cover up."

“The claim that he was found naked is also not true. He told me that immediately after he released the video, he was attacked by some customs officers and tanker drivers. He even told me that if he is allowed, he has some evidence to back up his claim,” he added.

When asked why Owombo was calling on Bola Tinubu, the ruling APC presidential candidate, in his video, he said Owombo did that due to inexperience.

“I also found that not good. He should have followed a proper channel to report what he found and not necessarily call out anybody’s name,” he said.

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Only in Nigeria! Chai

For those who ask if it is possible to run a dictatorship in a democratic setting, here is a perfect example:
Buhari and APC have given us the ultimate exemplar!

Say the truth and go in for it only in Nigeria.

This is to say top politicians are cashing out from the illegal business.

I pray help locates him.

This will serve as a deterrent to others who might want to expose the ills in the society.

Which way Nigeria?

9ja!!!

Oga Just Dey Vex Since

Naija

Obi is coming to crush all oil theft in Nigeria

A country where incompetent rules, heads and governs and their urchins applaud them for failure and attach the sensible citizens, what do u expect.

The country need a total cleansing in the form of system formatting to bout out these crooks in governance, ministries, departments and agencies.


Seriously, on a second note: Nigerians need to get serious cos this country is really going SOUTH steadily and gradually.

Nigeria my country everything just keep working on opposite sides, the rate of the corruption is too high for someone to claim to be different & exposing all these looters

Nigeria my country.

Na wa

Nigerians I say make I greet una .... Eku suffering...
Abeg make una vote APC and PDP so that our problem go reduce.

Buhari will stop travelling

Bandits will become vigilante

Tinubu will be 49yrs tomorrow

Dollar will be 800$/1#

Kworuption will size to exist in Nigeria.

There will be no more owo mi da at the b/stop

Bag of rice will become 2,300#

Fuel will become #20/liter

And snow will be falling in Nigeria every December to February.


There will be no more ASUU strike.
Please vote oooo, I no wetin I dey talk, emi lokan and PDP are working hard to make the country better

nlfpmod:


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In summary, being good is a bad business. What a nation.

One sad thing is Whistleblowing isn't for everyone. To blow the whistle, you need to have sufficient power to protect yourself from the blowback.
And before you blame Nigeria, remember the case of Snowden who is now on exile for Whistleblowing in the USA

Evil minded Nigerians are the problem of Nigeria.


Not China,US,UK,Russia etc and definitely not some spirits.

They punish the right people and motivate the wrong people.

Nigeria can only be good when everybody die through war or natural disaster.

God should restart this country with any kind of mass destruction weapon. Be it chemical, biological or spiritual.. This country deserve it.

The average Nigerian does not know exactly what's good for him. The Sahara reporters everyone likes insulting seems to be the only media house carrying out investigative works like this, yet the youth of the banana republic will never realise it. Tufiakwa!

Nigeria no want good thing.

This is the Nigeria Tinubu wants for us. Tinubu Jas never spoken up for the citizens ever in his Alzheimer's afflicted life.

Instead he masterminded the killing of youths protesting at the Lekki toll gate... And the old dementia brand ambassador wimders why the Nigerian youth hate him?

Useless bastard

Still confused about dis news,I assure u,if Argentina win d world cup,u ll b release.pray make Argentina win d world cup

This is the Nigeria Tinubu wants for us..

Imagine
In saner climes where the system is effective,that man should have been regarded as a hero with multiple promotions and a humongous reward for such rare feat!
Here the upright are treated like criminals while a looter walks freely!

Nigeria my country!

Which

Too bad, do we really have government? What human rights group doing? I hate black

Our system needs total overhaul!

Nigeria where everything is upside down. Then people expect miraculous governance. They better release this guy and reward him with a big promotion. Where is Buhari? Or is he the thief?

Hopebringer:
This is the Nigeria Tinubu wants for us. Tinubu Jas never spoken up for the citizens ever in his Alzheimer's afflicted life.

Instead he masterminded the killing of youths protesting at the Lekki toll gate... And the old dementia brand ambassador wimders why the Nigerian youth hate him?

Useless bastard

You no get sense. I won't what your surname would sound like