The Defence Headquarters said troops of Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe and others have destroyed 50 illegal refining sites in the Niger Delta in
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj Gen Musa Danmadami, said this at the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the armed forces, on Thursday in Abuja.
He said the troops of Operation Octopus Grip also destroyed 22 wooden boats, 237 storage tanks, 204 ovens and 30 dugout pits used for illegal oil bunkering. He added that the troops also recovered one outboard engine, two generators and one speed boat, and apprehended 26 suspected criminals during the period.
He said the troops rescued 21 kidnapped victims, neutralised three IPOB/ESN terrorists and apprehended 12 others with a cache of arms and ammunition.
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