The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB) Escravos successfully deactivated four illegal refining sites at Obodo in Omadinho community, located in the Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State, on Wednesday. This operation, according to Navy Captain Ikenna Okoloagu, was based on credible intelligence.
The illegal sites contained approximately 2,500 liters of stolen crude oil and 2,200 liters of illegally refined Automated Gas Oil (AGO). These were stored in five ovens, 11 dug-out pits, and 25 polythene sacks. Okoloagu warned individuals involved in oil theft and other forms of economic sabotage to cease their illegal activities, emphasizing the Navy’s commitment to ensuring their prosecution and preventing further criminal operations.
This successful operation is part of the ongoing Operation Delta Sanity II, which aims to eliminate illegal activities in Nigeria’s maritime domain. Okoloagu reaffirmed the Nigerian Navy’s dedication to enforcing the strategic directives of the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral EI Ogalla, in securing the nation’s maritime resources.
