Vanguard (Lagos)

Nigeria: JTF Destroys 35 Bunkerers' Refineries, 18 Boats

By Dayo Johnson, 7 January 2013

Akure — OVER 35 illegal oil refineries and 18 local boats used by bunkerers were, weekend, destroyed by the Joint Task Force on Oil Bunkering operating in Ondo State.

The Joint Task Force which stormed the riverine communities burnt down all illegal refineries in a two day operation in the coastal communities of Ondo, Edo and Delta states.

The operation was in conjunction with a private security outfit, Gallery Security Services Limited owned by an ex-militant High Chief Bebopiri Ajube that intercepted over 1.6million litres of stolen crude last week.

Vanguard which witnessed the destruction of the illegal refineries discovered that it lasted for over five hours and it involved soldiers from the 19th Battalion in Okitipupa, Naval officers from the Forward Operation Base at Igbokoda.

The illegal refineries are hidden in the creeks of Dababilebu, Akitogbo, Adiloseimo, Obontonu and Akina-Zion communities..

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