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The Nigerian Navy has intercepted two wooden boats laddened with 15,000 of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in its efforts to sustain its operational momentum under
Operation DELTA SENTINEL.
The interception of a consignment of illegally refined petroleum products within its Area of Operations in Rivers State.
Acting on credible intelligence, personnel of Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) PATHFINDER deployed an Anti-Crude Oil Theft patrol team to the Abua-Odual and Ogbologo general areas, where two wooden boats conveying about 15,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) were intercepted.
Spokesman of the Nigerian Navy, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho disclosed that when the suspects sighted naval patrol team, they abandoned their boats and fled into the surrounding creeks to evade arrest.
The intercepted boats and products have retrieved and handled in accordance with extant operational procedures.
Captain Folorunsho said that the successful operation underscores the Nigerian Navy’s unwavering
commitment to disrupting illegal oil bunkering activities, following the directive of the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas, to intensify intelligence-driven operations and rid the maritime environment of economic saboteurs and criminal elements.
He added that the Service remains dedicated to maintaining the tempo of Operation DELTA SENTINEL to protect Nigeria’s vital oil infrastructure and economic interests.
