…vehicles. On 22 August 2026, personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship PATHFINDER disrupted three illegal refining sites and recovered approximately 103,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) around the Ohaji axis of Egbema-Ndoni LGA of Rivers State. On 27 August 2026, troops intercepted two tanker tr…

…Delta. According to him, it will boost the ongoing campaign against crude oil theft, illegal refining, pipeline vandalism, and the other criminal enterprises that continue to bleed the national economy. He noted that the ceremony also reflects the excellent working relationship between the state and the Air Force, whic…

…in furtherance of its offensive against crude oil theft, has successfully deactivated 2 illegal refining sites while maintaining pressure by dismantling a reactivated illegal refining network in the Niger Delta. Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, Director of Information, made this known on Thursday, noting that 85,000 li…

Navy uncovers nine illegal refining sites in Rivers The Nigerian Navy says it has uncovered nine illegal refining sites in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers. This is contained in an operational report by the Director of Naval Information, Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, on Tuesday, July 21, in Abuja. Folorunsho said that…

…refined petroleum products, the arrest of more than 91 suspects, the dismantling of 48 illegal refining sites, the interception of several vessels involved in crude oil theft and the destruction of logistics networks used by criminal syndicates. Among the major successes recorded, Folorunsho said, were the arrests of t…

…Delta Safe neutralised six criminal elements, arrested 84 suspects, dismantled 12 illegal refining sites and recovered over 464,268 litres of stolen petroleum products during the second quarter. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Michael Onoja, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the Armed For…

…operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks involved in crude oil theft, illegal refining and the transportation of stolen petroleum products. Get up to speed Operation DELTA SENTINEL has emerged as one of the Navy's key tools in tackling oil theft and illegal refining activities across the Niger Delta. Between J…