By Kingsley Omonobi The Nigerian Navy, in its ongoing efforts to disrupt crude oil theft and illegal bunkering activities under Operation Delta Sentinel, has discovered and deactivated suspected crude oil storage infrastructure containing approximately 93,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil in Allison Community, Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. Director of Information, Nigerian…
(Crude Oil Theft. Photo by Vanguard News) During a series of anti-crude oil theft operations in Delta State, the Nigerian Navy discovered around 105,000 liters of items believed to be stolen crude oil. The activities, carried out under Operation Delta Sentinel in the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta Area of Operation, also resulted in…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Anambra State Command, has arrested a suspect identified as Sunday Ukeh over the alleged possession of a truck conveying 45,000 litres of suspected adulterated Premium Motor Spirit. The suspect was also accused of assaulting NSCDC personnel during the operation. In a statement issued on Monday, the Head of…
A tanker carrying about 45,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, also known as petrol, has somersaulted in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. DAILY POST gathered that the incident occurred on Tuesday. It was learnt that the tanker overturned at the Odo-Oba area along the Ogbomoso–Oyo Road, landing in a nearby ditch. No casualties were recorded at…
The Nigerian Navy’s Forward Operating Base (FOB), Igbokoda, has intercepted a wooden boat carrying approximately 100,000 litres of stolen crude oil at the Idiogba-Mahin coastline in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The Commanding Officer of the base, Capt. Aliyu Usman revealed to reporters that the operation was carried out following credible intelligence. In…
The Deputy Chief Registrar of the Federal High Court (FHC) in Awka, the Anambra State capital, Mba Nkem, has been accused of collecting between 20 to 30 litres of diesel from every defendant granted bail before perfecting their bail conditions. The accusation came after several defendants and their counsel raised concerns over the matter….
The Operation Whirlwind of the Nigeria Customs Service has announced the seizure of 94,550 litres of petrol. The seized containers of petrol, intercepted mostly at international borderlines across the country, were believed to be meant to be smuggled out of the country. The Comptroller-General of Customs, Bashir Adeniyi who announced this in Yola,…
In Rivers State, troops of Sector 3, LC JTF SS OPDS, following credible intelligence identified and successfully destroyed 3 IRS at Odagwa in Etche Local Government Area(LGA). Troops of Land Component (LC), Joint Task Force(JTF), South-South (SS), and Operation DELTA SAFE(OPDS), have effectively scaled up operations against criminal elements involved in illegal oil bunkering in…
A major fire disaster was averted on Saturday in Ilorin, the Kwara State capital, when a petrol tanker fell on the highway and spilled its contents. The incident occurred at about 1:10 pm and involved a petrol tanker carrying 50,000 litres of petrol. The spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, said in a…
