Army Arrests 17 Suspected Oil Thieves In Niger Delta

Troops of the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, successful collaboration with different information agencies, person arrested 17 suspected lipid thieves and recovered implicit 45,000 litres of stolen products successful the Niger Delta region.

The troops, successful respective operations conducted betwixt September 8 and September 20, 2025, arsenic deactivated 9 amerciable refining sites successful the region.

Giving a breakdown of the operations, the acting lawman manager 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, successful a connection disclosed that successful Delta State, astir Ogwu Community successful Warri South section authorities area, troops discovered a metallic retention installation containing implicit 20,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), adding that 3 pumping machines, 3 metering machines, and 25 litres of motor oil.

Lt. Col. Danjuma said different items recovered during the operations included 2 bare tanks and a 20,000-litre capableness tanker motortruck with registration fig BEN 223 ZW (Edo State), loaded with implicit 10,000 litres of illegally refined AGO, popularly known arsenic diesel.

In Bayelsa State, the connection said astir Biseni successful Yenagoa LGA, troops uncovered 2 amerciable refining sites and 3 dugout pits containing implicit 7,000 litres of stolen products, which were appropriately destroyed, adding that successful Okordia successful Yenagoa LGA, a Toyota Camry with registration fig ASB 71 BG, loaded with implicit 600 litres of AGO, was intercepted.

Danjuma stated that successful Rivers State, during a regular patrol astir Okarki Community successful Ahoada West LGA, troops intercepted a Toyota 4Runner SUV with registration fig GBB 331 AE, conveying implicit 1,600 litres of stolen products.

He said items recovered from the conveyance included a 250-metre hose, three-inch metallic pipes, and six sacks containing 300 litres of illegally refined AGO, adding that the operator abandoned the conveyance and fled connected sighting the troops.

Also, astatine Ogbogolo Community successful Ahoada West LGA, troops discovered 23 sacks filled with 690 litres of illegally refined AGO. At KM 45 successful Degema LGA, a woody vessel loaded with stolen products was intercepted.

At Obiafor Oil Field successful Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, the service said its troops discovered a vandalised information of the Oando pipeline and implicit 500 litres of stolen condensate.

While successful Akwa Ibom State, troops sustained the operations, combing notorious corridors utilized by lipid thieves to transportation retired their amerciable activities, efficaciously denying the criminals state of enactment successful the state.