The Nigerian Army’s troops have demolished a sizable illegal refinery in Delta State.
Brig Gen Onyema Nwachukwu, the Army’s spokesperson, said in a statement on Thursday that the illicit refinery was demolished in accordance with Operation Delta Safe’s current rules.
“Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have continued to crack down on saboteurs of Nigeria’s oil sector in South South Nigeria,” Nwachukwu stated.
He said, “According to actionable intelligence, troops conducting anti-oil theft operations struck an illegal oil refinery site in the general vicinity of Ogbokoko and Atu in Warri South Local Government Area (LGA) of Delta State on Wednesday, August 23, 2023.”
During the operations, troops destroyed 8 active Ovens used for illegal refining of stolen crude oil
They also destroyed 14 storage reservoirs containing stolen crude oil estimated at 200,000 litres and 90,000 litres of locally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO).
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According to Nwachukwu, the oil thieves fled the scene, upon sighting the advancement of troops.
“The illegal refining site was destroyed in-situ in line with the extant guidelines of Operation Delta Safe. An investigation is ongoing to arrest the fleeing criminals,” he stated.
In the statement, Nwachukwu also implored members of the public to report any suspected act of sabotage or criminality to security agencies to enhance ongoing operations to curb economic sabotage in Nigeria.
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