Kingsley Nwezeh in Abuja
Military authorities said yesterday that troops of Operation Delta Safe dismantled 13 Illegal refining sites set up by oil bunkerers in the Niger Delta region.
The military also recovered 9,856.1 barrels of stolen crude, 1,339,000 litres of illegally refined diesel or Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and 500,000 litres of kerosene or DPK while 24 suspected oil thieves were nabbed.
Speaking at a media briefing in Abuja, Coordinator, Directorate of Defence Media Operations (DDMO), Major General John Enenche, said troops of Operation Delta Safe sustained the aggressive fight against economic sabotage in the South-South zone.
Enenche, who spoke during the weekly briefing on military operations at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), said the operation which was conducted between 14 to 20 January 2021, also covered illegal maritime activities.
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A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced one Jubrin Abubakar to three years’ imprisonment for illegally dealing in petroleum products.
Abubakar was jailed on Tuesday after pleading guilty to one count bordering on illegal dealing in petroleum products.
A statement on Thursday by the Head, Media and Publicity, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr Wilson Uwujaren, indicated that Abubakar was arrested by officers of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, at the Trans-Amadi area of Port Harcourt.
The statement added that the suspect was apprehended with stolen petroleum products and was handed over to the EFCC for investigation and prosecution.
The Defence Headquarters (DHQ), on Thursday denied media reports that terrorists had overrun a military base in Marte Local Government Area (LGA), of Borno between Jan. 15 and Jan. 16.
Troops of Operation Delta have apprehended 24 suspected oil thieves and recovered 9,856.1 barrels of crude oil, 339 million litres of illegally refined diesel as well as 500,000 litres of Kerosene in Delta State
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