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Troops Dismantle Illegal Refining Site, Recover 555 Litres of Suspected Diesel in Rivers

Zagazola Makama — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:03:35 +0000

Troops Dismantle Illegal Refining Site, Recover 555 Litres of Suspected Diesel in Rivers By Zagazola Makama Troops of the Joint Task Force South-South under Operation Delta Safe (OPDS) have dismantled an illegal refining site and recovered about 555 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) during an anti-illegal bunkering operation in Rivers State. […]

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Troops Raid Illegal Bunkering Site in Bayelsa, Recover Equipment, Stolen Products

Zagazola Makama — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:53:00 +0000

Troops Raid Illegal Bunkering Site in Bayelsa, Recover Equipment, Stolen Products By: Zagazola Makama Troops of Sector 2, Operation DELTA SAFE (OPDS), have raided a suspected illegal oil bunkering site at Kpansia general area in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State. The operation, which took place at about 00:40 hours on 16 June 2026, led to the recovery […]

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Troops Discover Illegal Refining Site in Rivers Forest During Anti-Bunkering Operation

Zagazola Makama — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 07:23:02 +0000

Troops Discover Illegal Refining Site in Rivers Forest During Anti-Bunkering Operation By: Zagazola Makama Troops under Joint Task Force South-South Operation Delta Safe (JTF-SS OPDS) have uncovered an illegal crude oil refining site in Orashi National Forest in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. Military sources said the discovery was made on June […]

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Army troops foils major bunkering operation along Lagos waterways, recovers trucks, arrest 15 suspects

Zagazola Makama — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:50:22 +0000

Army troops foils major bunkering operation along Lagos waterways, recovers trucks, arrest 15 suspects By: Zagazola Makama Troops of the Nigerian Army have dismantled a suspected large-scale oil theft syndicate operating along the Lekki–Ibeju coastal axis of Lagos State, arresting 15 suspects and recovering multiple vehicles, marine equipment, and pumping devices used in illegal petroleum […]

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Troops intercept 1,500 litres of illegally refined AGO in Rivers

Zagazola Makama — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:32:28 +0000

Troops intercept 1,500 litres of illegally refined AGO in Rivers Troops of 146 Battalion (Mechanized) have intercepted a vehicle carrying 58 sacks of illegally refined automotive gas oil (AGO) at Bonny Island in Rivers State. Security sources said that at about 3:10 p.m., the troops, deployed at the workers’ camp along the Bonny–Bodo road, stopped […]

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Army troops recover 75,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Bonny, Rivers State

Zagazola Makama — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:35:34 +0000

Army troops recover 75,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Bonny, Rivers State Troops of the Joint Task Force, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), have recovered about 75,000 litres of stolen crude oil in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. Sources told Zagazola that troops of the 146 Battalion (Maritime) discovered a wooden boat anchored […]

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DSS Nabs Suspected Sea Pirates, foils hijack Of Crude Oil Vessel, Abduction of Crew Members

Zagazola Makama — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 15:11:49 +0000

DSS Nabs Suspected Sea Pirates, foils hijack Of Crude Oil Vessel, Abduction of Crew Members 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 […]

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80 militants surrender arms, embrace amnesty in Cross River

Zagazola Makama — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 12:55:05 +0000

80 militants surrender arms, embrace amnesty in Cross River No fewer than 80 militants operating in the creeks of Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State have voluntarily surrendered their arms and embraced the state government’s peace and reintegration Amnesty framework. The militants came out in large numbers from the creeks on Friday at […]

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Army Debunks Claims of Pipeline Vandalism Alarm During COAS Visit to Port Harcourt

Our Reporter — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 19:45:01 +0000

Army Debunks Claims of Pipeline Vandalism Alarm During COAS Visit to Port Harcourt The Nigerian Army has dismissed as misleading and malicious a media report alleging that the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Waidi Shaibu, raised alarm over rising cases of pipeline vandalism during his recent operational visit to 6 Division, Nigerian Army, […]

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Securing Nigeria’s Lifeline: How Operation Delta Safe is Winning the War Against Oil Theft, by Chidi Omeje

Chidi Omeje — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:00:13 +0000

Securing Nigeria’s Lifeline: How Operation Delta Safe is Winning the War Against Oil Theft By Chidi Omeje The Niger Delta is often described as Nigeria’s economic heartbeat, pumping life into the nation through its vast reserves of oil and gas. But it is also a region that has, for decades, been plagued by oil theft, […]

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