The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta said yesterday in Yenagoa it has shut down 134 illegal crude refineries and seized two barges used by oil thieves.
In a statement by JTF's Media Co-ordinator Col. Onyema Nwachukwu, the task force said the operation was carried out between Nov. 22 and Nov. 30 in Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta states. The JTF, which stated that it remained resolute and committed to reducing oil theft in the region, said a suspected oil thief arrested during the crackdown was being interrogated.
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