Troops from Operation Delta Safe operating in Niger Delta area in the last three weeks discovered several illegal refining sites with 133 ovens, 194 metal tanks storages, 127 dugout pits, 5 wooden boats, 12 receivers, 2 ovens, 2 engines, 2 pumping machines, 1 oxygen cylinder, 1 motorcycle, 1 jetta vehicle, 4,000 polythene bags of illegal refined black oil and 5 trucks.
Director Defence Media Operations, Major General Benard Onyeuko, disclosed this during the bi-weekly press briefing on the Armed Forces of Nigeria’s operational activities on Thursday.
Onyeiko said 7,732,000 litres of crude oil and 10,821,605 litres of AGO were recovered. He said all recovered items have been handed over to the appropriate authorities for further action.
Onyeiko said the troops have continued to clamp down on the activities of oil thieves and other criminal elements in the Area of Operation (AOR) such as; Egwa, Opumami, Zion Creeks in Warri North Local Government Area, Okpoko Water Ways, Edjeba Community, Bennett Island in Warri South Local Government Area, Asugbo in Warri Local Government Area, Yeye Creek in Burutu Local Government, Emohua and Warri South Local Government Area of Rivas, Umudaike in Oshimili South Ole in Isoko South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Other location, include Awoba in Degema Local Government Area, Embikri Ifoko in Asari Toru Local Government Area of River State.
Onyeiko said troops of Operation DAKATAR DA BARAWO conducted operations in Asugbo, Egwa, Lelema, Jones creeks in Delta State. Other operational activities that were conducted were by NNS LUGARD at location off Akili Ozizor community in Ogbaru Local Government Area Anambra State, NNS Victory at Habour road in the city of Calabar, while NNS SOROH conducted operational activities within Ereweibio creek in Brass Local Government Area, Otuokpot area along Kolo creek, Ogbia Waterside Saint Nicholas Axis from Akasa area of Bayelsa State respectfully.
Onyeiko said during the operation troops discovered and destroyed several illegal refinery sites, 145 ovens, 201 storage metal tanks, 9 pumping machines, 1 Yamaha 40HP outboard engines, 55 dugout pits, 58 drums of AGO, 2 wooden boats, 100 polythene bags illegally refined AGO, 1 tanker loaded with illegal refined AGO.
He said within the week under review, a total of 1,718,000) litres of AGO, 3,800,000 litres of crude oil, 350,000 litres of sludge, 20,000 litres of PMS and 100,000 litres of DPK.
Onyeiko said all arrested criminals and recovered items were handed over to the appropriate authorities for further actions.
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