Troops of Operation Delta Safe and other joint military forces in the Niger Delta have recovered stolen petroleum products worth over N7 billion in the first quarter of 2025.
Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja, the Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj-Gen Markus Kangye, revealed that troops also destroyed 122 illegal refining sites and arrested 11 oil thieves and bunkerers.
Recovered items include 6,290,437 litres of stolen crude, 1,319,437 litres of diesel, 6,130 litres of kerosene, and 4,545 litres of petrol. The military also dismantled 257 crude oil cooking ovens, 128 dugout pits, 192 boats, 138 storage tanks, and 236 drums, among other equipment used for illegal operations.
