The fight against oil theft and associated crimes in the Niger Delta region has resulted in significant breakthroughs as the series of operations conducted, resulted in the deactivation of 31 illegal refining sites....Read Full Article >>➤
The efforts also led to the arrest of 29 suspected oil thieves, demobilisation of 26 boats used for the illicit activity as well as the recovery of over 212,000 litres of stolen products across the joint area of operations.
These breakthroughs were recorded in joint operations conducted with other security agencies from 3 – 9 March 2025.
A statement by the acting deputy director 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, Sunday in Port Harcourt, stated that in Rivers state, in a decisive operation conducted at Ogbonga Forest in Bonny Island local government area, troops deactivated 10 Illegal refining sites, 15 cooking pots, and recovered one heavy duty generator as well as two massive reservoirs stocked with over 70,000 litres of stolen crude.
The army spokeperson said these were in addition to three tanks filled with over 10,000 litres of stolen products and a 200 meters long hose used for the criminal venture recovered. The items were tactically concealed under a thick forest, hence not susceptible to aerial surveillance.
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