Operation Delta Sentinel: NN Destroys Illegal Refining Site In Bonny, Recovers Over 20000 Litres Of Stolen Crude Oil
The Nigerian Navy has recorded another operational success under
Operation DELTA SENTINEL with the discovery and deactivation of an
active illegal refining site at Allison Community in Bonny Local
Government Area of Rivers State and the recovery of over 20000 litres of
stolen crude oil.
A statement signed by Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, Director of Naval Information informed that acting on credible intelligence on illegal activities within
the area, personnel of Forward Operating Base BONNY under Eastern
Naval Command deployed an Anti-Crude Oil Theft patrol team which led
to the identification of an illegal refining site comprising dugout pits, locally fabricated cooking and cooling systems, as well as sacks containing significant quantities of products suspected to be stolen crude oil.
Further assessment of the site revealed overworkforce 20,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil stored within the facility.
The illegal refining infrastructure
and products were subsequently handled in accordance with extant operational procedures, while the perpetrators fled the scene upon
sighting the naval patrol team.
The operation underscores the Nigerian
Navy’s sustained efforts to combat crude oil theft and economic sabotage
in the Niger Delta, in line with the directive of the Chief of the Naval Staff,
Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, who has charged operational commanders to
intensify operations and leverage intelligence in protecting the nation’s
critical oil infrastructure and actualisation of the Federal Government’s
2.5 million barrels per day goal by this year.
