Tantita, Army, NSCDC destroy local refineries in IMO

By Hannah Nathan, Warri

The Nigerian Army and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in synergy with TANTITA Security Services have destroyed two revamped oil bunkering camps in Egbema West, Ohaji Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State.

The Director, Army Public Relations, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, in a statement, said the troops completely shut down the illegal refining site containing 44 drums, three reservoirs of estimated 30,000 litres capacity of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) and 53 sacks of AGO.

Accept to him, the combined team also destroyed four active illegal refining camps in Opumami Community in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State.

“The anti oil theft operatives destroyed three wooden boats, six ovens, six reservoirs, 11 drums containing illegally refined AGO, one large reservoir loaded with stolen crude oil, 38 sacks of stolen crude oil and two tapping hoses,” the statement said.