Nigerian Navy recovers 1,600 litres of illegally refined diesel in Rivers

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Personnel of the Nigerian Navy person recovered nary less than 1,600 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, during an cognition successful Rivers.

The Director of Naval Information, Navy Capt. Abiodun Folorunsho, made this disclosure successful a connection on Sunday in Abuja.

Folorunsho revealed that the betterment was made nether Operation DELTA SENTINEL by unit of Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, SOROH pursuing quality connected amerciable refining activities.

According to him, the cognition took spot successful Okolomade Community, Abua-Odual Local Government Area of Rivers, adjacent the borderline with Bayelsa.

He further stated that the Anti-Crude Oil Theft squad deployed to the Orashi Forest area, wherever aerial surveillance utilizing an unmanned strategy led to the find of concealed sacks suspected to incorporate illegally refined AGO.

He said troops recovered 16 sacks containing astir 100 litres each, totalling astir 1,600 litres of the product.

According to him, the suspects fled connected sighting naval personnel, portion the recovered items were handled successful enactment with oper...