The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army says its troops have arrested nineteen suspected oil thieves, destroyed twenty-two illegal refining sites, and recovered over one hundred and eighty thousand litres of stolen petroleum products valued at about ₦150 million across the Niger Delta. The Army said the achievements followed a nearly month-long coordinated operation carried out in four states in collaboration with other security agencies.
The Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement in Port Harcourt. According to Danjuma, the operations targeted oil theft, pipeline vandalism, and related crimes in the Niger Delta, stressing that troops would continue to dominate the operational environment and deny criminal elements freedom of action.
Meanwhile, the General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Emmanuel Emeka, commended the troops for the successes recorded and charged them to sustain the tempo against economic saboteurs.
