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The 6th Division of the Nigerian Army has declared the discovery and demolition of large-scale illicit oil facilities in Bayelsa and Rivers, respectively.<\/p>\n

Over 200,000 liters of illegally refined products were recovered as a result of the military-led operation.<\/p>\n

Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma, acting deputy director of public relations for the 6th Division Army In a statement made public on Thursday in Port Harcourt, Jonah Danjuma said that in Bayelsa, an illegal refining site, an oven, and a sizable metal reservoir suspected of holding stolen crude oil\u2014roughly 110,000 liters worth\u2014were discovered at Dasaba Creek.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral items were also recovered from the sites. These include two pumping machines, long hose and eleven drums used to perpetrate criminality in the general area,\u201d Lt. Col Danjuma added.<\/p>\n

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The statement went on; \u201cRelatedly, troops of 63 Brigade, Nigerian Army, while on routine patrols, successfully intercepted trucks ladened with products suspected to be stolen crude in Delta.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe arrest was made at SEPLAT Energy Nigeria Ltd trunkline, Mosogar. During the operation, the truck was discovered to have over 30000 litres of stolen products. The trucks have been handled in line with the subsisting mandate of OPDS in the NDR region.<\/p>\n

\u201cSimilarly, troops of 16 Brigade, Nigerian Army, intercepted a truck with Reg No Delta UDH 983 XR along road Elebele-Emeyal in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe truck was also ladened with over 30000 litres of products suspected to be stolen crude\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, troops deployed at Cawthorne Channel 1,\u00a0 in conjunction with other security agencies successfully deactivated one illegal refining site with over 5500 litres of products suspected to be stolen crude. The site was located close to Well Head 8, behind Glisten Community in Degema LGA, Rivers State\u201d.<\/p>\n

According to Lt Col Danjuma, the breakthroughs were made in addition to other seizures that were made nearby.<\/p>\n

He said; \u201cFour suspects have so far been arrested along Udoni Obiafu in Onne, Eleme LGA. The suspects are, Freedom Effiong, Behaviour Power, Timothy Onyebuchi, and Love Ifeanyi. They will be handed over to relevant agencies for prosecution.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese feats are results of the renewed effort by troops to effectively clamp down on economic saboteurs and their collaborators. Accordingly, members of the public are please enjoined to provide actionable intelligence on the activities of these economic saboteurs in their vicinity to security agencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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