The Nigerian Navy said it has uncovered 9 illegal refining sites in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers. This was contained in an operational report by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, on Tuesday July 21 in Abuja.
Folorunsho said that the sites were uncovered during an operation carried out by personnel of Forward Operating Base (FOB) BONNY under Operation Delta Sentinel. According to him, during the operation, personnel uncovered 9 illegal refining sites comprising 23 dugout pits, with 18 of the pits containing an estimated 104,000 litres of products suspected to be stolen crude oil.
The naval director of information revealed that 8 locally fabricated refining pots and 3 large storage tanks were also recovered, adding that all illegal facilities and recovered products were handled in accordance with extant anti-crude oil theft procedures.
The naval spokesperson reaffirmed the navy’s commitment to sustaining intelligence-driven operations to dismantle criminal logistics, protect strategic national assets, and preserve the integrity of the nation’s oil and gas sector.
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