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Precision airstrikes conducted by the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, have destroyed illegal refining sites filled with stolen crude products in Rivers State.
Military sources said the airstrikes, which were intelligence-driven, took out an illegal oil refining site situated at Dariama village, a locality of about 20 kilometers South-west of Abonnema and 50 Kilometers South-west of Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital. According to the source, the illegal site was observed to be active with tanks and reservoirs filled with suspected illegal refined products.
He said, “Onslaught against crude oil thieves and their illegal refineries came under the intense firepower of the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe. The Airstrikes, which were intelligence-driven, took out an illegal oil refining site situated at Dariama Village, a locality of about 20 Kilometers South-west of Abonnema and 50 Kilometers South-west of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. It is important to note that this illegal site was observed to be active with tanks and reservoirs filled with suspected illegal refined products.”
The director of Public Relations and Information (DOPRI), Air Cdre Edward Gabkwet, confirming the airstrikes, said the development yet again reaffirmed the commitment of the Armed Forces of Nigeria towards eradicating the activities of oil thieves and illegal oil bunkers.
(leadership.ng)
