NAF Airstrikes Destroy 6 Illegal Oil Refining Sites In Rivers State
Princess-Ekwi Ajide Abuja
Strikes by the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, on 23 December 2023, destroyed 6 illegal oil refining sites in Opu Arugbana in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State in continuation of efforts to rid the Niger Delta Region of activities of oil thieves and oil pipeline vandals.
Authorization was obtained to destroy the 6 illegal sites sighted clustered within a radius of about 80 metres at a location about 6 nautical miles south of Opu Arugbana and confirmed to be active, thereby, discouraging the criminals from continuing with their acts of illegality.
Irrespective of the festive season, air operations against criminals in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country have continued unabated.
A statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, who spent the Christmas day with troops in the Northeast and currently in Katsina to fete troops of Operation Hadarin Daji, had commended the efforts of the Air Component Commanders in all the theatres of operation while calling on them not to rest on their oars, until criminal activities are reduced to the barest minimum in the country.
