Navy destroys illegal refinery in Delta State

News Express |21st Jun 2016 | 2,731

The Nigerian Navy says it has arrested more pipeline vandals and recovered suspected pirates’ vessel, four months after they hijacked an oil tanker, MT MAXIMUS as well as the pirate vessel, MT DEJIKUN used by the pirates.

According to a statement issued in Abuja on Tuesday and signed by Nigerian Navy Director of Information, Commodore Christian Odogwu Ezekobe, the Navy said NNS DELTA also carried out a raid within its area of responsibility.

In the raid, which was carried out at Ogbe-Igoh community in Warri, Delta State, the Nigerian Navy team was said to have destroyed an illegal refinery site and one Cotonou boat containing about 50MT of stolen crude oil and 6 X 15 metal tanks containing illegally refined AGO. However, no suspect was apprehended as they had fled the site before the arrival of the Nigerian Navy patrol team.

•Photo shows an illegal refinery.

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