Troops destroy illegal refinery, recover 20,000 litres in Rivers

Troops of the Joint Task Force South-South, Operation Delta Safe, person destroyed an amerciable refining tract and recovered astir 20,000 litres of stolen crude lipid successful Rivers State.

Security expert Zagazola Makama disclosed successful a station connected X that the cognition was carried retired successful the Orashi National country of Abua/Odual Local Government Area, wherever troops uncovered and dismantled the amerciable installation arsenic portion of efforts to curb crude lipid theft successful the Niger Delta.

Security sources told Makama that the raid took spot astir 10:00 a.m. connected April 11 and progressive a associated squad from the 5 Battalion, 16 Brigade Garrison, and 103 Battalion (Motorised).

According to the sources, troops discovered instrumentality utilized for the amerciable operation, including 2 agelong galvanized pipes measuring astir 500 metres and 3 hoses estimated astatine astir 100 metres.

A ample reservoir containing stolen crude lipid estimated astatine astir 20,000 litres was besides recovered astatine the site.

Other items recovered included a large drum oven and a receiver contai...