Nigerian Navy shut down illegal refinery, recover 20,000 litres of crude oil

Nigerian Navy don find and shut down one illegal refinery for Rivers State, where dem recover over 20,000 litres of crude oil wey dem suppose believe say dem thief am.

Di operation happen under Operation Delta Sentinel, for Allison Community inside Bonny Local Government Area. Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, wey be Director of Naval Information, talk on Thursday say di work na di personnel of Forward Operating Base (FOB) Bonny wey dey under Eastern Naval Command do am.

According to Folorunsho, dem act based on useful information wey dem get about illegal refining for di area. Di Navy base move fast and send anti-crude oil theft team wey go locate di illegal site.

Inside di place, dem see dugout pits, local cooking and cooling systems, plus bags wey contain substance wey dem suspect be stolen crude oil. After proper check, dem see say di place hold more than 20,000 litres of di suspected stolen oil.

Di Navy talk say dem handle di illegal refinery and di products dem recover according to di way dem dey do operation, but di people wey dey run di place run away as soon as dem see di Navy patrol team.

Di successful raid show sey Nigerian Navy no dey relent for di fight against crude oil theft, illegal refining, and any other kind of economic sabotage for Niger Delta.

Di Navy add say dis operation follow di instruction of di Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, wey tell di commanders make dem use intelligence to protect di country’s key oil infrastructure and help Federal Government reach dia target of 2.5 million barrels of oil production per day for 2026.