Troops destroy illegal oil refining sites in Rivers, Bayelsa

The Nigerian Army said its troops have destroyed several illegal refining sites in Rivers and Bayelsa States.

Afinju FM
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It said the destruction was done during an operation by troops of the Land Component, Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation Delta Safe.

The Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations,  . Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt  and sent to newsmen.

Danjuma said the feat is the outcome of a renewed vigour aimed at reducing the activities of notorious illegal oil bunkering merchants in the Niger Delta Region.

He further said the army has effectively scaled up operations against these criminal elements in the region to increase oil production in the crude oil and gas-rich region.

Also, at Akaso field down to Cawthorne channel, around well 9, troops discovered one illegal refining site,  three receivers and massive connecting pipes traversing the terrain to convey stolen crude to illegal refining sites.

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