Today FM reports that the exercise was carried out by officers and operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, Pathfinder, led by the Commander, Commodore Desmond Igbo.
Addressing newsmen after the exercise, Commander of NNS Pathfinder, Commodore Igbo said the raid which was carried out after a tip off, was in continuation of the mandate of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla to end illegal oil bunkering activities and crude oil theft in the Niger Delta and other parts of the nation.
Commodore Igbo, who described illegal oil bunkering and crude oil theft as an act of sabotaging the nation’s economy said, he and his team are fully determined to end the menace in their area of operation.
The Commander of NNS Pathfinder further said the illegal refining site poses a great danger to residents and those doing business in the area, and advised all those involved in the act of sabotaging the nation’s economy to refrain and engage in legal business to earn a living.
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