Six illicit oil refining installations in Opu Arugbana, Degema Local Government Area, Rivers, were destroyed on December 23 by the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, according to the Nigerian Air Force, or NAF.
The NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, made this announcement on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to Gabkwet, the aerial attacks were a continuation of the operations to eradicate oil thieves and vandals of oil pipelines from the Niger Delta region.
He said that the unlawful sites were seen concentrated around 80 metres around a point about 6 nautical miles south of Opu Arugbana.
He claimed that after the six locations were verified as operational, permission was secured to demolish them in order to deter criminal activity.
“Air operations against criminals continue unabated in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country despite the festive season.”
The Air Component Commanders’ achievements in every theatre of operations have been praised by Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, Chief of Air Staff.
Abubakar charged them not to stop until criminal activity was reduced to the bare minimum. Abubakar, who is now in Katsina to honour military, spent Christmas Day with troops in the Northeast.
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