The base’s Commanding Officer, Aliyu Usman disclosed this to journalists during an assessment visit to the site.
Captain Usman revealed that the Naval team acted on credible intelligence and swiftly deployed its Quick Response Team.
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He said the team intercepted a wooden boat loaded with the stolen crude oil. Other items used for bunkering activities, such as discharge hoses and pumping machines, were also found in the boat.
According to the Captain, the perpetrators fled on sighting the Naval team, but the arrested boat was thereafter secured.
Usman further said that a sample of the crude oil was taken for an appropriate laboratory test while the boat and the product were handled in line with extant directives.