Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army has conducted operations at several fronts, denying economic saboteurs freedom of action to compromise pipelines in Rivers state.
The operations also resulted in the dismantling of 19 illegal refining sites, arrest of several oil thieves, demobilisation of 21 boats, used for crude theft as well as confiscation of over 170,000 litres of stolen products across the Division’s Area of Responsibility.
In a statement by the acting deputy director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, Sunday in Port Harcourt ,said in Rivers state, Cotonou boats, with one fully loaded with over 34,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), were intercepted around Okarki in Ahoada west LGA.
Lt Col. Danjuma also said at Ogbonga Forest in Bonny Island local government area , troops uncovered an illegal refining site with over 30,000 litres of stolen crude oil. At Bakana/Buguma general area, in Degema and Asari-Toru LGAs, with a big pot containing unquantified products suspected to be stolen crude.
The army spokesperson added that in Okrika LGA, troops discovered an illegal connection point with a valve on NNPC pipeline with about 2,000 meters of three inches hose connected to a storage pit containing over 20,000 litres of stolen crude. Three receivers, six locally made boats with 14,000 litres of stolen crude oil were confiscated.
