Personnel of the Nigerian Navy attached to Forward Operating Base Escravos have destroyed a total of 10 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta creeks.
The Commanding Officer of the FOB Escravos, Navy Capt Ikenna Okoloagu, who disclosed this in Warri, Delta State, on Thursday, noted that the feat marked significant operational successes in the fight against crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism, and related illicit activities in the Niger Delta.
“Specifically, on July 1, 2025, operatives acting on actionable intelligence dismantled three illegal refining sites at Obodo Omadino, Warri South-West LGA, Delta State.
“The sites contained 7,200 litres of stolen crude oil and 1,575 litres of illegally refined AGO stored across one oven, 30 dugout pits and 21 polythene sacks.
“Subsequently, on July 12, 2025, one additional site was dismantled at Oteghele, also within Obodo Omadino, leading to the recovery of 2,300 litres of stolen crude oil stored in five dugout pits.
“In a follow-up operation on July 19, 2025, another illegal refining site with one pumping machine was uncovered and dismantled at Oteghele, with an estimated 4,200 litres of stolen crude oil recovered from nine dugout pits.
“Maintaining the momentum on July 23, 2025, the Base deactivated two active illegal refining sites laden with 2,300 litres of stolen crude oil and 2,675 litres of illegally refined AGO stored in 19 dug-out pits and 10 polythene sacks at Obodo Omadino.
“In the same vein, two illegal refining sites were uncovered and deactivated on July 27, 2025, at Obodo Omadino, where about 2,650 litres of stolen crude oil and 1,200 litres of illegally refined AGO products were recovered from 17 dugout pits and 16 polythene sacks, respectively.
“Also, on July 30, 2025, FOB Escravos deactivated another active illegal refining site at Obodo Omadinho, where about 3,200 litres of stolen crude oil and 945 litres of illegally refined AGO were recovered from 10 dugout pits and 13 polythene sacks.” Okoloagu said.
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