In the Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, oil smugglers’ camps were attacked by troops from the Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
The troops found 12 operational illegal refining sites, 60 crude oil cooking ovens, 14 reservoirs, 6 wooden boats filled with stolen crude, and 470 sacks of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), according to a statement released by Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations.
In addition, the troops in Ogbodu community, Udu Local Government Area, Delta State, stopped a vehicle carrying 25 plastic bags of allegedly illegally processed AGO.
In a statement released on September 3, 2023, it is said that “in a similar operation, also conducted on September 2, 2023, troops of 3 Battalion intercepted two wooden boats ladened with stolen crude in Tsekelewu, Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State.”
The statement went on to say that the military had made two arrests in connection with the incident and had turned over the suspects and the illegal goods to NSCDC agents of the Tantita Security Services.
Nwachukwu urged citizens to notify law enforcement of any suspicious activity in order to bolster ongoing efforts to prevent economic sabotage.
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