The Nigerian Navy has said its personnel deployed for Operation Delta Sanity destroyed nine illegal refineries in August 2024 and recovered stolen products.
The Director Information Naval Headquarters Commodore A. Adams-Aliu said the operation was launched by the Chief of the Naval Staff Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla in January 2024 to tackle oil theft in order to ramp up production.
He said the successful operation had boosted oil production to 1.658 mbpd.
He said troops on August 9 destroyed one illegal refinery site, five metal drums and several pipes at Dumbe camp and Atuo general area of Bayelsa State.
Troops on 12 August 2024 destroyed one lllegal refining site at Ataba community, Andoni local government area of Rivers state.
Troops also destroyed three illegal refining sites ,three wooden boats and recovered large quantities of illegally refined AGO on August 14 in Brass, Bassambari and Nembe axis of the Creeks in Bayelsa State.
In another operation, troops on 17 August 2024 destroyed four wooden boats and one speed boat being used to smuggle stolen products along Odioma/ Botokiri Creek, Bayelsa State.
On the same day, troops also destroyed one Illegal Refinery Site, two cooking pots, several storage tanks, dug out pits and seizure of large quantities of refined products along Ekwoke, Sobiekiri and Ataba area of Bonny channel, Rivers State.
They also destroyed a massive Illegal refinery site with a two million litres per day capacity along Ogoloma – Bakana water-ways in Rivers State.
