Navy Destroys Illegal Refinery, Seizes 20,000 Litres of Stolen Crude in Niger Delta

Navy Destroys Illegal Refinery, Seizes 20,000 Litres of Stolen Crude in Niger Delta

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Navy has dismantled an illegal oil refining site and recovered more than 20,000 litres of suspected stolen crude in the oil-rich Niger Delta region. According to a statement signed by Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, the operation was carried out at Allison community in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State by personnel of the Forward Operating Base Bonny. The navy said the raid followed intelligence reports […]

March 27, 2026 11

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Navy Intercepts Stolen Petroleum Products in Calabar

By Zainab Uzomah|Abuja The Nigerian Navy says it has intercepted stolen petroleum products at the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) area in Calabar, Cross River State, during an operation aimed at tackling crude oil theft and other maritime crimes. According to a statement signed by the Director of Naval Information, Captain A.A. Folorunsho, the interception was carried out under Operation Delta Sentinel, following a directive by the Chief of the Naval […]

March 15, 2026 7

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FRSC recovers 73 stolen vehicles in 2024

The Federal Road Safety Corps, on Wednesday, announced the recovery of 73 stolen vehicles across Nigeria in 2024 through the National Vehicle Identification Scheme portal. According to the statement signed by the corps spokesperson, Olusegun Ogungbemide, the achievement was the result of intelligence-driven operations conducted in collaboration with other security agencies. Ogungbemide noted that the recovered vehicles were intercepted at the point of registration, preventing them from being integrated into […]

February 6, 2025 68

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N712m stolen crude recovered, 96 terrorists killed in one week — DHQ

The Defence Headquarters has said troops, during operations in the Northern parts of the country, killed 96 terrorists and arrested 227 suspects. The DHQ noted that among those arrested was a terrorist commander identified as Usman Maisaje. In a statement on Friday, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major Geneneral Buba Edward, said Maisaje was a close associate of a wanted high-profile terrorist leader known as Kachalla Boka. He added […]

October 18, 2024 48

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Edo: APC dismisses poll fraud, police recover stolen BVAS

Following the Peoples Democratic Party’s rejection of the results of the Edo governorship poll on Saturday, the All Progressives Congress warned the opposition party to reconsider its decision to contest the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election, saying it would be a sheer waste of time and resources. Senator Monday Okpebholo, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, was declared the winner of the tightly contested election on Sunday. The […]

September 25, 2024 78

POLITICS

Ganduje’s corruption case documents stolen during protest – Gov

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday, undertook an on-the-spot assessment of the Kano State High Court, which was vandalised, looted and razed amid the recent nationwide hunger protest, which turned violent in parts of the North. Yusuf, during the tour, regretted the invasion and destruction of the state high court by hoodlums, lamenting that “the hired miscreants carted away corruption charges documents on former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi […]

August 15, 2024 70

BUSINESS

Army uncovers Rivers illegal reservoirs with N3m stolen crude

Addressing newsmen, he said, “You can see that this place is in a deep forest even if you are using helicopters and military drones you will not be able to see what we actually saw here on the ground. Credible intelligence led us to this location. “We have discovered so many illegal activities. As you can see, we have seen reservoirs that can contain upwards of 200, 0000 litres of […]

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