Troops of the Operation Delta Safe have demolished 39 illegal oil refining sites in the South South zone.
This was even as the troops arrested 40 suspected economic saboteurs during the raid in the last two weeks.
The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami stated this on Thursday during a bi-weekly news briefing on military operations in Abuja.
He noted that the troops in the conduct of Operation Octopus Grip and other operations destroyed 48 cooking ovens, 103 storage tanks, 27 dugout pits and 33 wooden boats during the period.
Danmadami hinted that the troops also recovered one tug boat, a barge, three pumping machines, three speed boats and 13 vehicles.
The troops also uncovered 274,000 litres of crude oil, 71,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil and 15 Ak47 rifles.
He stated that all the recovered items and apprehended suspects were handed over to the appropriate authority for further action.
“Equally, the air component of the Operation Delta Safe conducted air interdiction to several illegal refining sites and creeks at Gogokiri Degema and Okrika Local Government Areas both in Rivers State between January 12 and January 24", he said.
The spokesperson revealed that the sites used for the illegal refining activities were makeshift tents.
He disclosed that the troops engaged the saboteurs during which the sites exploded and the illegal refining equipment’s were also destroyed in the inferno.
In the South East, Danmadami said that the military and other security agencies sustained the offensive against the activities of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network criminals in the zone.
He inforned that the troops neutralised six terrorists, arrested 24 and rescued 16 abducted civilians.
The spokesperson confirmed that several calibre of arms and ammunition including AK47 rifles, pump action rifles, IEDs and locally made explosive pipes were also recovered.
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