The Nigerian Navy under its operation Delta Sentinel has intercepted illegally refined petroleum products in Rivers. This was revealed in an operational report issued by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, on Sunday June 28 in Abuja.
Folorunsho said the operation was carried out by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship Soroh deployed to the Orashi Forest area of Okolomade Community in Abua/Odual Local Government Area of Rivers.
According to him, the naval team acting on credible intelligence, intercepted a wooden boat conveying 36 sacks of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO). Aerial surveillance further spotted additional concealed stockpiles hidden under vegetation and inside ponds within the general area.
He stated that a detailed search subsequently led to the recovery of an additional 45 sacks of suspected illegally refined AGO concealed at different locations, bringing the total recovery to 81 sacks containing approximately 22,870 litres of AGO.
The naval spokesman reaffirmed the Navy’s commitment to sustaining intelligence-driven operations aimed at dismantling crude oil theft networks, denying criminal elements freedom of action on the nation’s waterways, and protecting Nigeria’s strategic economic assets.
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