NAVY DESTROYS FIVE ILLEGAL REFINING SITES IN RIVERS.
The Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Pathfinder has dismantled five illegal oil refining sites in Rivers State's Ogba-Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area.
The Commander of NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Nnabuchi Aniaku, disclosed that the operation was conducted on June 14 by the ship's Tactical Riverine Assault Squadron Team, acting on credible intelligence.
Aniaku confirmed that the team uncovered a newly activated illegal refining camp, but no suspects were arrested as they fled upon sighting the naval patrol.
The Commander also revealed that the sites contained 62 ovens, 21 reservoirs, and 55 dugout pits, with an estimated 50,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil, 83,000 litres of illegally refined diesel, and 200,000 litres of processed kerosene.
He reaffirmed the Navy's commitment to combating crude oil theft and illegal refining under the leadership of Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla.
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