The Defence Headquarters has said the troops of Operation Delta Safe have, in the last week, discovered and deactivated no fewer than 42 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta region. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, made this known in a weekly report of ongoing military operations on Thursday in Abuja. Kangye said the military had sustained …

The Nigerian Army says it has arrested 35 suspected oil thieves accused of operating illegal refineries and breaking into pipelines to syphon crude oil across four Niger Delta states. The states are Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta and Rivers. Spokesman of the Nigerian Army 6 Division, Port Harcourt, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He also stated …

The Nigerian Navy (NN) said on Thursday that those behind recent media attacks on the service are “soon-to-be-arrested criminals involved in crude oil theft”. This is as the service noted that it has been working harmoniously with all maritime stakeholders in the country and beyond, contrary to views in some quarters. The Navy noted that the involvement of private maritime …

The management of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, a Federal Government-contracted oil pipeline surveillance firm, has accused the Nigerian Navy of shielding some suspected oil thieves being pursued by its personnel. It alleged that the Navy arrested four of its personnel chasing the suspects on the high seas towards a naval base. This was contained in a statement issued by …