The Nigerian Army has said its operatives destroyed 10 illegal refining sites and arrested nine suspected oil thieves in different parts of the Niger Delta region, confiscating 130,000 litres of stolen crude oil and 26,000 litres of Automotive Gas Oil worth N250 million.
The Acting Deputy Director of the 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt. Col. Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this in a statement issued in Port Harcourt on Sunday, covering operations conducted from April 1 to 26, 2026, in Rivers, Delta, Akwa Ibom, and Bayelsa states.
In Rivers State, troops intercepted an abandoned truck loaded with 45,000 litres of stolen products in Ahoada East Local Government Area. In Ahoada West LGA, a reservoir filled with over 35,000 litres of stolen crude oil and another containing over 26,000 litres of illegally refined AGO were uncovered.
In Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, troops confiscated 266 sacks containing 17,760 litres of stolen products. In Abua/Odual LGA, 30 sacks containing over 1,500 litres of stolen crude oil were discovered.
In Delta State, around Obazogbe Community in Ethiope LGA, troops uncovered a tapping point with a dugout storage pit filled with over 2,700 litres of stolen products.
In Akwa Ibom State, 45 bags containing 1,350 litres of illegally refined AGO were uncovered at Ikot Ekpene LGA.
The General Officer Commanding the 6 Division, Major General Emmanuel Emekah, commended the troops for their resilience and charged them to sustain the operational tempo against economic saboteurs across the Niger Delta region.
