The Nigerian Navy has intercepted over 135,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil and disrupted illicit fuel transportation networks operating along waterways in Rivers State.
The Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday, saying the recoveries were made by personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship PATHFINDER during separate anti-crude oil theft operations around the Onne and Abonema areas under Operation DELTA SENTINEL.
Folorunsho said the operation resulted in the interception of “over 135,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO)” and the disruption of fuel distribution routes used by suspected oil thieves.
According to the statement, troops on routine patrol intercepted a fibre boat carrying drums and jerrycans loaded with suspected stolen AGO at the entrance of Owogono Creek in Ogu-Bolo Local Government Area.
The Navy said the boat and its cargo, estimated at about 63,000 litres, were recovered
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