Boats carrying illegal crude oil intercepted in Delta Creeks
of the Nigerian Army stationed at Ubagboro community along the Amokpe Escravos Pipeline in the creeks of Delta State have intercepted boats loaded with illegal crude oil.
PUNCH Metro gathered that a serious manhunt by the security operatives, following intelligence gathered on the illegal operation of the oil bunkerers, led to the interception of the locally made boats, popularly called ‘Cotonou Boats’ laden with the stolen crude oil, opposite the Koko River, on Monday evening.
The security men reportedly intercepted the suspected oil bunkerers just as they moved out of the location where the illegal operation was carried out, around Kilometre 42, in Amokpe Escravos Pipeline. Our correspondent gathered that the team in the crude-laden boats, on sighting the patrolling security men, fled into the creeks, abandoning their contrabands.
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