By BANNERNEWS Reporter, Port Harcourt
Troops of the Nigerian Army’s 6 Division have confiscated over 130,000 litres of stolen crude oil and more than 26,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), valued at over N250 million, across the Niger Delta region.
The operations, conducted between April 1 and 26, 2026, also led to the arrest of nine suspected oil thieves and the deactivation of 10 illegal refining sites in Rivers, Delta and Akwa Ibom states.
Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah Danjuma, disclosed this on Sunday in Port Harcourt.
He said troops, working with other security agencies, sustained operations across creeks, forests and hinterlands to dismantle illegal bunkering camps and disrupt crude oil theft networks.
In Rivers State, troops intercepted an abandoned truck with registration number KMC 310 ZV Kano at Ukpeye Community along the East-West Road in Ahoada East LGA, loaded with 45,000 litres of stolen products.
At Orashi National Forest in Ahoada West LGA, they uncovered a massive reservoir containing over 35,000 litres of stolen crude oil and another holding more than 26,000 litres of illegally refined AGO, alongside pipes used for siphoning the products.
At Ebocha, Omoku in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni LGA, troops recovered 266 sacks containing 17,760 litres of stolen products, while in Abessa Forest, they destroyed four drum ovens, 50 sacks with over 3,000 litres of crude oil and two waste pits.
In Delta State, a tapping point linked to a dugout storage pit containing over 2,700 litres of stolen products was uncovered at Obazogbe Community in Ethiope LGA.
In Akwa Ibom State, troops recovered 45 bags containing about 1,350 litres of illegally refined AGO at Ikot Ekpene LGA, while suspects fled on sighting security personnel.
The General Officer Commanding, 6 Division, Major General Emmanuel Eric Emekah, commended the troops for their resilience and urged them to sustain the crackdown against economic saboteurs across the Niger Delta.
