Nigerian Navy Units under the auspices of Operation DELTA SANITY said it has recorded significant successes against Crude Oil Theft and destroyed Illegal Refining Sites in the Niger Delta.
According to a press statement signed by the director information, Naval Headquarters, Commodore Adams Aliyu, from Thursday 29 August to Monday 2 September 2024,inides the seizure of 7 large cotonou and 2 fibre boats operated by heavily armed oil thieves loading crude oil from an illegal loading point around Botokiri axis of Nembe Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, similarly, on 31 August, 6 suspected crude oil thieves with 109 sacks of illegally refined petroleum products, 4 fibre boats and 2 wooden boats were arrested and seized along Ogboinbiri-Kasama-Azama-Isoni of Bayelsa State.
Commodore Aliyu said of the successes recorded within the 5-day period were 2 wooden boats and 328 sacks of illegally refined Automated Gas Oil were seized at Otuogori community river bank in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on 1 September 2024 while on 2 September, 35 sacks of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil in a wooden boat were seized at Gbaraun area of Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State.
These successes according to the spokesman indicate the effectiveness of Operation DELTA SANITY, and the resolve of the Nigerian Navy to sustain current efforts to rid Nigeria’s maritime environment of the menace of crude oil theft and enhance crude oil production.
