Troops uncover illegal refinery, seize 600 litres of stolen crude oil in Rivers

Troops of 29 Battalion, operating nether the Joint Task Force South-South, Operation Delta Safe, OPDS, person uncovered an amerciable refining tract and recovered astir 600 litres of suspected stolen crude lipid successful Oyigbo Local Government Area of Rivers State.

The improvement was contained successful a station shared Thursday by information expert and counter-insurgency expert, Zagazola Makama via his X handle.

Security sources said the find was made astatine astir 10:00 a.m. connected May 12, 2026, during ongoing anti-illegal bunkering operations successful the Niger Delta region.

The troops reportedly uncovered the amerciable refining tract a...