WATCH THE VIDEO HERE The Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos of the Nigerian Navy has destroyed three illegal refining sites in Omadinho Community, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, as part of its ongoing fight against crude oil theft and economic sabotage. The Commanding Officer of FOB Escravos, Captain Ikenna Okoloagu, disclosed this to Journalists in Warri on Tuesday. “The Nigerian Navy’s fight against crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism, and other acts of economic sabotage has yielded another result. “The FOB Escravos discovered and deactivated three illegal refining sites at Obodo, in Omadinho Community on Tuesday. “The sites were laden with about 3,700 litres of stolen crude oil and 2,600 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO). The products were contained in five ovens, 12 dug out pits and 33 polythene sacks,” Okoloagu said. According to him, the illegal refining sites contained approximately 3,700 litres of stolen crude oil and 2,600 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO), stored in five ovens, 12 dugout pits, and 33 polythene sacks. The Navy captain attributed the success of the operation to credible intelligence under the ongoing Operation DELTA SANITY II, which aims to curb oil theft and illegal refining activities in the Niger Delta region.
Nigerian Navy destroys 3 illegal refining sites in Delta
