Troops Operation Delta Safe has reported the recovery of 1.1 million litres of Crude Oil from illegal refinery sites in the Niger Delta Region over the last week.
Gatekeepers News reports that the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba disclosed during a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja.
Buba said, the troops also took down 60 illegal refining sites and detained 30 individuals suspected of engaging in oil theft.
In addition, he noted that the troops found and demolished 37 dugout pits, 65 boats, 71 storage tanks, 14 vehicles, 108 cooking ovens, four pump machines, and one speedboat.
According to him, the troops recovered 299,169 litres of illegally refined AGO and 3,158 litres of DPK.
Buba explained the troops carried out operations targeting suspected extremist militant hideouts in Obot Akara Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom, and Akuku-Toru and Okrika Local Government Areas of Rivers State.
He said, “Troops also neutralised two violent extremists, apprehended 30 suspected oil thieves and recovered 15 assorted weapons, 234 assorted ammunitions, eight motorcycles, two tricycles and five pairs of woodland camouflage.’’
The DHQ Spokesman further mentioned that in the southeast, troops from Operation UDOKA arrested individuals suspected of being violent extremists/insurgents in Isu-Uzo and Edda Local Government Areas of Enugu and Ebonyi states.
He said the troops arrested 15 violent extremists/IPOB members, rescued three hostages and recovered weapons, FRSC uniform and police accoutrements.
