The Nigerian Navy says it has intercepted 22,870 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, also known as diesel, during an intelligence-led operation in Rivers State under Operation DELTA SENTINEL.
In an operational report issued in Abuja, the Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, said personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship SOROH carried out the operation in the Orashi Forest area of Okolomade Community in Abua/Odual Local Government Area, near the border with Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
Captain Folorunsho said the patrol team first intercepted a wooden boat carrying 36 sacks of suspected illegal diesel before drone surveillance led to the discovery of another 45 concealed sacks hidden under vegetation and inside ponds. A total of 81 sacks, containing about 22,870 litres, were recovered.
He said the recovered products and the wooden boat were handled in line with existing anti-crude oil theft procedures. The Navy says it will continue intelligence-driven operations to dismantle oil theft networks, protect Nigeria’s waterways and safeguard the country’s economic assets.
Also Read: NARD issues fresh 21-day ultimatum to Federal Government
Leave feedback about this
You must be logged in to post a comment.