Navy arrests pipeline vandals, destroys illegal refinery in Ogbe community

The Nigerian Navy has recovered suspected pirates vessel four months after pirates hijacked an oil tanker, MT MAXIMUS.
The vessel is MT DEJIKUN which was used to carry out the attack.

Commodore Odogwu Ezekobe in a statement said in another development, NNS DELTA carried out a raid within its area of responsibility.

The statement said, “In the raid which was carried out at Ogbe-Igoh community in Warri, Delta State, the Nigerian Navy team destroyed an illegal refinery site and one Cotonou boat containing about 50MT of stolen crude oil and 6 X 15, metal tanks containing illegal refined AGO.

“No suspect was apprehended as they fled the site before the arrival of the Nigerian Navy patrol team.”