The 6 Division of the Nigerian Army in Port Harcourt recovered stolen crude oil products estimated to be worth over N150 million.
In a statement issued on Monday, the Acting Deputy Director of 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, reported that between November 10 and November 23, 2025, troops, working with other security agencies, dismantled several illegal refining sites, arrested four suspected oil thieves, and seized more than 109,000 liters of stolen petroleum products across the Niger Delta Region.
The statement specified that the confiscated products include over 88,000 liters of stolen crude oil and 21,355 liters of illegally refined Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO).
The operations were conducted across Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Delta, and Bayelsa States.
In Rivers State’s Ahoada local government area, three illegal refining sites were destroyed, and 40,000 liters of stolen crude and 20,000 liters of illegally refined AGO were recovered.
The statement detailed, “At the fringes of the Imo River, troops discovered three illegal refining sites, eight drum pots, seven drum receivers, one fibre boat and over 14,700 litres of stolen crude around Asa, Obeakpo, Lekuma and Abiama in Oyigbo LGA.”
It continued, “Relatedly, following credible intelligence, troops stormed a compound at Abuloma in Okrika LGA, where they discovered about 1,050 sacks filled with over 32,000 litres of stolen crude.”
“At Abonnema Creek in Akuku-Toru LGA, troops intercepted a Cotonou boat loaded with 25 sacks filled with over 1,000 litres of illegally refined AGO.”
In Akwa Ibom State, troops raided a suspected storage location at Ikot Akpan, Ekparakwa along the Abak–Ikot Abasi road in Abak LGA, seizing “over 520 litres of illegally refined AGO stored in a drum and ten jerricans, as well as several empty jerricans.”
The statement further mentioned, “In Delta State, troops conducted an operation at DAEWOO yard within Ekpan area in Uvwie LGA. On sighting troops, the suspected oil thieves fled into nearby creeks with wooden boats loaded with jerricans. Troops also discovered three 25-litre jerricans filled with 75 litres of crude oil. Meanwhile, in Bayelsa State, troops have continued to deny criminal elements freedom of action.”
Major General Emmanuel Eric Emekah, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the 6 Division, commended the troops for their dedication and urged them to maintain their efforts to stop economic saboteurs from operating freely in the Niger Delta.
He also called on the region’s residents to keep assisting military operations by providing reliable intelligence on criminal activities in their communities.
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