Sunday, November 15, 2026 - The Nigerian Navy has uncovered approximately 56,800 litres of suspected stolen crude oil and disrupted two illegal refining sites in Ogbogolo community, Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The operation, conducted on November 13, 2026, by personnel
of the Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, SOROH under Operation DELTA SENTINEL, followed
credible intelligence on illegal refining activities within the Orashi Forest.
The Navy disclosed this in a statement issued on Saturday by
its Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho.
According to the statement, the two illegal refining sites
contained one refining oven, 22 dugout pits and four sacks containing suspected
stolen crude oil.
The first site held approximately 1,800 litres of crude oil,
while the second contained an estimated 55,000 litres, bringing the total
quantity recovered to about 56,800 litres.
The Navy said the discovered products and associated items
were handled in accordance with established procedures for combating crude oil
theft.
It described the operation as part of its sustained efforts
to dismantle illegal refining infrastructure and disrupt networks responsible
for the theft of the nation's petroleum resources.
The Service further emphasised that its intelligence-driven
operations were aimed at denying economic saboteurs access to the country's oil
resources while protecting critical oil and gas infrastructure.
The Nigerian Navy reaffirmed its commitment to sustaining
operational pressure on crude oil thieves and illegal refiners in support of
national crude oil production, economic security and the protection of
Nigeria's maritime interests.
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