The Joint Military Special Forces on Tuesday busted a cartel that was stealing crude oil from Chevron/NNPC rigs on the high sea off the coast of Ondo
High Chief Bibopere Ajube, one of the leading campaigners for Niger Delta development, led the special combined military troops through the creeks with his men from Galaxy Security Services and tracked the spots of the bunkering syndicate within elephant grass.
It was gathered that the team was able to locate the oil rigs on the Atlantic Ocean i Ilaje Local Government Area, from where the cartel had been illegally syphoning crude oil. After returning from the sea, the team towed the two gigantic boats from the Awoye community to a secure area and burnt them ablaze with the contents inside.
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