The Defence Headquarters says troops of Operation Delta Safe have dismantled several illegal refineries and impounded large quantities of stolen products in Rivers and Delta within two weeks.
The Coordinator, Defence Media Operation, Maj.-Gen. John Enenche, announced this while giving update on the military operations across the country on Wednesday in Abuja.
According to him, troops of 146 Battalion has demobilised illegal refining sites containing seven boilers, two reservoirs and a storage tanks laden with illegally refined petroleum products around Orutoru and Oputumbi in Bonny Local government area on Dec. 7.
Enenche said the troops of 19 Battalion also intercepted and destroyed two wooden boats laden with illegally refined AGO along Otunana Creek in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta .
He said the troops of 3 Battalion, same day, arrested four pipeline vandals with three gas cylinders, one local boat, one sledge hammer, one nozzle and a hose at Kusumi Community in Warri South – West Local Government Area.
He explained that on Dec. 3, some repentant cultists surrendered weapons to troops of 29 Battalion and Nigeria Police at Bodo Community in Gakama Local Government Area of Rivers.
“The weapons surrendered include, four AK47 rifles, five G3 rifles, two Pump action guns, two locally made pistols, one Dane-gun, one K2 rifle, one pump machine rifle, 13 magazines and 240 rounds of ammunition,’’ he said.
In the South West, Enenche said that troops of Operation AWATSE had on Dec. 2, arrested two suspected drug peddlers with 59 bags of Indian Hemp along Ala road in Ondo State.
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