No fewer than six suspected oil thieves have been arrested by the Nigerian Navy in Bayelsa State.
The suspects were caught with 109 sacks of illegally refined petroleum products, four fiber boats, and two wooden boats along the Ogboinbiri-Kasama-Azama-Isoni axis of the state.
In a statement on Wednesday, Navy spokesperson Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu confirmed that several illegal refining sites were destroyed during operations conducted between August 29 and September 2, 2024, by navy units deployed to the Niger Delta region.
The operations, under the auspices of Operation DELTA SANITY, aimed at curbing crude oil theft and illegal refining activities.
He noted that on August 29, the navy seized seven large Cotonou boats and two fiber boats operated by heavily armed oil thieves, who were loading crude oil from an illegal point around the Botokiri axis of Nembe Local Government Area (LGA) of Bayelsa…
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