September 29, 2025
The Nigerian Navy, Forward Operating Base, FOB, Escravos, said it has deactivated six illegal refining sites in the Warri South Local Government Area of Delta state.
Commanding Officer of the FOB, Escravos, Navy Capt. Ikenna Okoloagu, who disclosed this in Warri in a statement on Sunday, said that the illegal refining sites were dismantled at Obodo Omadino Community.
Okoloagu said that the feat was achieved following credible intelligence in Obodo Omadino Community in a coordinated operations between Sept. 3 and Sept. 24 in Delta state.
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The naval boss said that the exercise was in line with the ongoing Operation DELTA SANITY II, adding that the operations aligned with the strategic directives of the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Ikechukwu Ogalla, to rid the maritime space of illegalities.
Okoloagu said that cumulatively, an approximate 11,550 litres of stolen crude oil were seized in the operations and the products were stored in 52 dugout pits and seven polythene sacks.
According to him, one pumping machine and about 22 yards of hose were recovered from the illegal sites during the operation.
