Operatives of the Nigerian Navy, Ahead Working Base, FOB, in Igbokoda have blocked the actions of crude oil thieves and unlawful oil bunkering and deactivated eight unlawful refining websites at Awoye and Oge-bioku axis in Ilaje native authorities space of Ondo State.
The train was in furtherance of the mandate of Operation Delta Sanity 2 activated to curb prison actions within the Niger Delta setting, partiicularly, crude oil theft and unlawful bunkering.
The Commanding Officer, Nigerian Navy Ahead Working Base, Igbokoda, Navy Captain Wasuku Alushi, disclosed this whereas talking with Journalists on the weekend.
Navy Captain Alushi recalled that on January 10 this yr, the Chief of the Naval Employees, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Okala flagged off Operation Delta Sanity with the general goal of sanitising the Niger Delta setting from the menace of crude oil theft, unlawful oil bunkering and different unlawful actions.
Arising from the successes of Delta Sanity 1, Delta Sanity 2 was flagged off on the April 10, 2024 with the same mandate.
“What we did this night continues to be in furtherance of the mandate of Operation Delta Sanity 2 which is to curb prison actions which included crude oil theft, unlawful oil bunkering and different vices within the Niger Delta setting.
“Immediately, we had been in a position to storm into their camps which is the unlawful refining web site. Six had been found round Awoye and one other two across the Oge-Bioku axis. In whole, eight of these camps had been deactivated as we speak,” Alushi mentioned.
He additional disclosed that the modus operandi of the prison components has modified barely from the earlier operations.
“As you possibly can see, they’re transferring deeper into the creeks, making it troublesome for us to entry these areas as a result of they know that the boats have some constraints. No matter that, we additionally devised our technique, and that’s the reason we will obtain this aspect of shock.
“Now we have our technique which is both we get the prison components the place they’re siphoning the crude oil, or we get them on the unlawful refining web site or when they’re attempting to transship the completed product.
“As a Base, we stay relentless in our pursuit of the mandate of the Chief of the Naval Employees, Vice Admiral Ogala till we free our Space of Operations from these prison components who’re saboteurs to our commonwealth.
“We are going to proceed to work along with well-meaning companions, conventional rulers and all the great individuals of Ondo State who’ve been offering us with credible intelligence”, he assured.
Navy Captain Alushi additional assured that the troops will go all out to make sure that they curb this menace of crude oil theft and unlawful oil bunkering of their space of operations.
He, nevertheless, admonished the prison components to desist and have a rethink, saying, “we’re going to deploy each accessible means inside our restricted assets to make sure that we get at them and make sure that they pay dearly for his or her crimes.”
