Nigerian Navy uncovers hidden illegal fuel depot, recovers 11,800 litres of oil in Rivers

Nigerian Navy says it has uncovered a hidden amerciable substance retention depot containing astir 11,800 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, successful Rivers State.

The Navy disclosed this successful a connection posted connected its X relationship connected Sunday, saying the find was made during the ongoing Operation DELTA SENTINEL, a crackdown connected crude lipid theft and amerciable lipid bunkering successful the Niger Delta.

According to the statement, unit of Nigerian Navy Ship, NNS, PATHFINDER discovered the concealed retention site, aft which the Base Anti-Crude Oil Theft Team confirmed the beingness of 125 sacks containing products suspected to beryllium illegally refined AGO.

The Navy said the tract was believed to person served arsenic a stockpile for illegally refined petroleum products awaiting distribution, describing it arsenic different logistics hub utilized by transgression networks progressive successful illicit substance trading.

It added that the rec...