Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in collaboration with other security agencies, have intensified operations across the Niger Delta Region, recording significant gains against oil theft and related economic crimes. This is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Deputy Director, 6 Division Army Public Relations, Lt....
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The Port Harcourt Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has commenced investigations of eight suspected oil thieves handed over to it by the Nigeria Navy Ship, NNS Pathfinder, Naval Base, Port Harcourt, Rivers State on March 23, 2026. The suspects were arrested on Sunday, March...
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Saturday, arrested two suspected members of a band of sea pirates in Yenagoa, capital of Bayelsa State, as they were fine-tuning plans to hijack a crude oil-laden vessel in the Gulf of Guinea. The men, identified as Geoffrey Atizara, 38,...
Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, in close synergy with other security agencies, have continued to dominate the operational landscape, effectively denying criminal elements freedom of action across the Niger Delta Region (NDR). The Army authority disclosed this in a post issued on Monday via its X handle @NigeriaArmyInfo...
A leading civic group has called on the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mr. Bayo Bashir Ojulari, to publicly account for several billions of naira and foreign currency allegedly missing from the corporation’s accounts, as revealed in the recently published 2022 Annual...
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has inaugurated a new Naval Strategic Base in Ayakoro community, Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, to strengthen the fight against piracy, oil theft, kidnapping, and other crimes across the region’s waterways. Speaking during the unveiling ceremony, NDDC Managing Director, Chief Samuel Ogbuku,...
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, has formally launched an ad hoc committee tasked with investigating the alleged mismanagement of crude oil spill clean-up funds allocated to the Niger Delta. The inauguration ceremony took place on Friday in Abuja. Represented by Rep. Bello Kumo (APC–Gombe), Speaker...
Nigerian military has ramped up its crackdown on oil theft in the Niger Delta, dismantling dozens of illegal refineries and intercepting petroleum products worth over ₦112 million in September alone. This was disclosed on Saturday in Abuja by the Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, who...
Nigerian Navy’s _Operation Delta Sanity_, launched to combat rampant crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, is yielding significant results, boosting the nation’s economy through increased oil production. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Naval Warfare Course 9 in Calabar on Friday, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, Chief of Naval...
Imo State Governor and Chairman of the Crude Oil Theft and Management Committee, Hope Uzodimma, revealed that the committee is partnering with the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to significantly enhance Nigeria’s crude oil output. The ambitious goal is to achieve a production rate of three million barrels...
Nigerian Navy’s Special Forces have deactivated at least 71 illegal refinery sites and confiscated over 411,000 litres of stolen crude oil across the Niger Delta in July 2025. This was disclosed in a monthly operational update issued on Friday by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Ayiwuyor Adams-Aliu The...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced significant breakthroughs in its fight against terrorism, with troops eliminating top terror commanders, rescuing 134 kidnap victims, and foiling oil theft worth N1.3 billion in July. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, announced this in a statement issued...
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) reports that Nigerian troops have eliminated numerous terrorists, liberated over 170 kidnapped individuals, and prevented oil theft worth N241.2 million across various operational zones. Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, gave an overview of military activities from July 10 to July 22 during a...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Nigerian Army’s 6 Division has arrested 62 individuals linked to oil theft, vandalism, and related crimes in the Niger Delta, confiscating over 350,000 litres of stolen petroleum products in a series of operations. In a statement released on Sunday, Acting Deputy Director of 6...
Federal Government has taken a significant step towards tackling oil theft and boosting crude oil production by creating 37 new evacuation routes for crude oil. According to the Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, the new routes will help curb theft and...
Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Delta has destroyed a dump site used for illegal refining activities at Obotebe Community, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State. According to the Commander of NNS Delta, Commodore Abdulazeez Zubairu, the site was uncovered by Navy personnel on Thursday and subsequently destroyed. “The exercise...
The Defence Headquarters has announced a significant crackdown on oil theft in the Niger Delta region. Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, disclosed this during a media briefing on Friday in Abuja. He said the troops under Operation Delta Safe have discovered and deactivated 21 illegal...
Chairman of the Senate Ad hoc Committee on Crude Oil Theft, Senator Ned Nwoko, has called for the implementation of a robust technological framework to combat crude oil theft in Nigeria. Nwoko advocates for AI-Powered Surveillance, including drones and predictive analytics, to monitor pipelines and facilities. “We must adopt...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has announced that troops of Operation Delta Safe have made significant strides in combating crude oil theft and criminality in the Niger Delta region. In May, the military operation successfully deactivated 27 illegal refining sites and foiled oil theft worth over...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has said the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, has between January and May, destroyed more than 100 illegal refining sites through airstrikes in the Niger Delta. The Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, made this known in a statement on...