PICTORIAL: Army Deactivates Illegal Refineries In Rivers 

Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, person deactivated 8 amerciable artisanal refineries and confiscated implicit 18,000 litres of stolen crude successful the Niger Delta region.

The troops, successful operations carried successful collaboration with different information agencies betwixt between September 21, 2025 and October 5, 2025, besides arrested respective suspected lipid thieves.

Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this successful a connection issued successful Port Harcourt connected Sunday evening.

Danjuma stated that the operations, which progressive some both kinetic and non-kinetic lines of operations, were conducted successful communities successful Rivers, Bayelsa and Akwa Ibom States.

“These efforts led to the palmy deactivation of 8 artisanal refineries, the apprehension of respective suspected lipid thieves, and the confiscation of implicit 18,000 litres of stolen crude oil.

Danjuma said the operations person reinforced the Division’s quest to emplace a safer and much conducive ambiance for morganatic socio-economic activities to thrive successful the Niger Delta region.

“The operations conducted successful Rivers State, astir Joinkrama 4 successful Ahoada West LGA, resulted successful a recently constructed amerciable refining tract dismantled by the troops. Other items destroyed comprised receivers, ovens, drums, pipes, arsenic good arsenic implicit 3,500 litres of stolen crude recovered,” helium said.

The Division’s spokesperson added that troops besides intercepted a reddish Mercedes-Benz vacuum motortruck portion acting connected credible intelligence.

“The truck, with registration fig AHD 925 XA, was loaded with implicit 3,200 litres of stolen crude and was intercepted on Aba Road successful Oyigbo LGA. The operator abandoned the conveyance and fled connected sighting troops,” helium said.

Similarly, clearance operations conducted by troops on the fringes of Imo River resulted successful the deactivation of an amerciable refining site, with 3 drum pots, 2 drum receivers, and implicit 2,000 litres of stolen crude stockpiled successful sacks recovered.

“Other seizures were made astatine Odogwa successful Etche LGA, Obeama Uzomiri Waterside successful Oyigbo LGA, and Obiafor Oil Field successful Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA.

“In Akwa Ibom State, troops intercepted 2 Toyota Camry vehicles with registration numbers ANA 495 CK and AKD 233 EQ conveying 120 nylon bags filled with implicit 3,600 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) on Ikot Okoro, Abak LGA. Two suspects were apprehended successful transportation with the seizures.

“While successful Bayelsa State, astir Biseni Community on Kemezia Road, astatine an abandoned House No 70 successful Yenagoa LGA, troops uncovered implicit 950 litres of stolen petroleum products,” Danjuma said.

Meanwhile, the General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Nigerian Army, Major General Emmanuel Emekah has commended the troops for their resilience.

Emekah called connected transgression elements successful the Niger Delta portion to crook a caller leafage and prosecute successful morganatic businesses, vowing that the Division nether volition “ensure that our wood remains greenish and waters blue, with zero tolerance for immoderate signifier of economical sabotage successful the region.”

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