The 6 Division, Nigerian Military, in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, says its operatives deactivated three artisanal refineries, arrested 5 suspects and recovered over 100,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Fuel Oil, also called diesel, within the Niger Delta area.
The Division’s Assistant Director, Public Relations, Lieutenant Coronel Danjuma Jonah, in an announcement in Port Harcourt on Sunday, stated one unlawful refining website at Degema with a big dugout containing over 12,000 litres of stolen diesel was deactivated.
Additionally, a big picket boat was intercepted with over 7,000 litres of stolen condensates whereas on the Bille common space in Degema LG, two unlawful refining websites, a picket boat loaded with over 3,000 litres of stolen merchandise had been impounded.
He stated the feat adopted a sequence of operations performed in Rivers, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Delta states.
The assertion learn, “The operations performed in Rivers State, led to the deactivation of three artisanal refineries, arrest of a number of oil thieves and restoration of over 100,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Fuel Oil round Abesa in Akuku-Toru Native Authorities Space (LGA). Equally, across the Bukuma common space in Degema LGA, one unlawful refining website with a big dugout containing over 12,000 litres of stolen AGO was deactivated. As well as, a big picket boat with over 7,000 litres of stolen condensates was intercepted.
“Additionally, at Bille common space in Degema LGA, two unlawful refining websites, a picket boat loaded with over 3,000 litres of stolen merchandise had been dealt with appropriately.”
Relatedly, the troops arrested 5 suspected oil thieves in an audacious try and compromise the Oando pipeline, across the Obiafo Oil Discipline. A number of gadgets had been recovered on the website, together with 11 sacks of stolen merchandise, three drilling machines, pliers, amongst others.
“Whereas at Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, troops arrested an oil thief with a locally-made revolver loaded with six rounds of seven. 26mm particular ammunition. The identical state of affairs additionally occurred at a wellhead within the Odagwa Neighborhood, the place one dugout pit was destroyed with 5,000 litres of stolen crude recovered. Additionally, some portions of stolen merchandise stocked in Nylon baggage estimated to be over 2,000 litres had been recovered.
“In Ahoada East LGA, troops intercepted a Toyota Sienna with no registration quantity, loaded with 25 sacks containing merchandise suspected to be condensates estimated to be over 1,500 litres. Troops additionally recovered one fabricated double-barrel gun. At Ahoada West LGA, troops intercepted 34 Nylon baggage suspected to be 1,800 litres of stolen condensates. On the Imo Riverside, 16 unlawful refining websites, 50 drum pots had been destroyed, a number of picket boats with over 10,000 litres of stolen merchandise had been confiscated,” amongst others.
Talking, the division’s Common Officer Commanding, Main Common Jamal Abdussalam recommended the troops for his or her resilience and charged them to proceed to dominate the world.
He additionally urged them to make sure a conducive setting is created for socio-economic actions to thrive in the area.