By Emmanuel Okwara
Troops of 181 Amphibious Battalion of the Nigerian Army in conjunction with operatives of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and operatives of Tantita Security, have uncovered a major illegal oil refining site at Owahwa Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State.
Director of Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement issued on Sunday, disclosed that the anti-oil theft sweep made the major discovery in a sting operation following surveillance report on the illicit activities of illegal oil refiners in the area.
The vigilant troops on storming the illegal refining site, discovered 35 Modular Ovens used for illegal refining of crude oil, 3 fabricated Reservoirs, 30 Dug out Reservoirs and 75 Galvanized pipes.
The operatives have since shut down the illegal refining site.
According to Onyema, the Nigerian Army enjoins all law abiding citizens to continue to support the ongoing anti oil theft operations by reporting all suspected illicit oil refining and bunkering activities in their areas to the security agencies.
