Troops of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have arrested fourteen suspected oil thieves and confiscated over 20,205 litres of stolen petroleum products across the Niger Delta during operations conducted between October 20 and November 9.
According to a statement by the Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, in Rivers State, troops deactivated six illegal refining sites along the fringes of the Imo River, destroying fourteen drum pots and nine drum receivers, while recovering over 8,000 litres of stolen products.
In Delta State, around Eruemukohwarien in Ughelli North LGA, three suspected oil thieves were arrested, and a J5 bus and a motorcycle were impounded along with over 4,000 litres of condensate. Meanwhile, in Akwa Ibom State, troops intercepted a truck transloading Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) from an underground storage facility at Olive Field Filling Station along the Uyo–Ikot Ekpene Road in Ikot Ekpene LGA.
The General Officer Commanding 6 Division, Major General Emmanuel Eric Emekah, commended the troops for their achievements and urged them to maintain the operational tempo in the fight against criminal activities in the region.
