The Defence Headquarters has announced that troops successfully foiled an oil theft operation worth over ₦1 billion in the South-South within a week.
During the operation, security forces seized 675,266 litres of stolen crude oil, 312,593 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), and 4,500 litres of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK).
Troops also destroyed 51 crude oil cooking ovens, 49 dugout pits, 43 boats, 28 storage tanks, 131 drums, and 56 illegal refining sites used by oil thieves. Additionally, security operatives recovered four pumping machines, four tricycles, three motorcycles, seven mobile phones, and eight vehicles.
According to a statement signed by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, the troops conducted these operations in collaboration with the Office…
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