TROOPS DEACTIVATE 95 ILLEGAL REFINING SITES.

The Defense Headquarters has confirmed that troops of Operation Delta Safe discovered, deactivated 95 illegal refining sites and foiled oil theft worth N1.9 billion in the month of April. 

The Director of Defense Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, made this known while briefing newsmen on the activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria on Thursday in Abuja. 

Kangye revealed that during the operation, large quantities of stolen crude oil and refined products, including 1 million litres of crude oil, 304,811 litres of diesel, and 19,875 litres of petrol were impounded. 

He added that the troops also destroyed 351 crude oil cooking ovens, 418 dugout pits, and 160 storage tanks.

Kangye noted that in recent operations, troops have arrested suspected vandals and kidnappers, recovered natural gas and handed the suspects over to the authorities, as part of the military's continued efforts to curb oil theft and related crimes in the region.

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