Rivers State Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/rivers-state/ Reporting Nigeria security Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:39:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://securitydigestng.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/cropped-Security-Digest-Favicon-32x32.png Rivers State Archives - Security Digest https://securitydigestng.com/tag/rivers-state/ 32 32 Nigerian Navy Uncovers 85,000 Litres of Suspected Stolen Crude Oil in Rivers https://securitydigestng.com/2026/09/30/nigerian-navy-uncovers-85000-litres-of-suspected-stolen-crude-oil-in-rivers/ Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:39:38 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=24463 Nigerian Navy Uncovers 85,000 Litres of Suspected Stolen Crude Oil in Rivers The Nigerian Navy has uncovered approximately 85,000 litres of substance suspected to be stolen crude oil during a follow-up operation at Allison area of Rivers State, disrupting attempts to revive illegal oil bunkering activities in the area. The operation was conducted by personnel […]

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]]> Troops Discover Large Illegal Refinery Setup in Rivers State Forest https://securitydigestng.com/2026/05/10/troops-discover-large-illegal-refinery-setup-in-rivers-state-forest/ Sun, 10 May 2026 11:39:39 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=23072 Troops Discover Large Illegal Refinery Setup in Rivers State Forest By: Zagazola Makama Troops conducting clearance operations in the Niger Delta have uncovered an illegal oil refining site in Orashi National Forest in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State, where an estimated 10,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) was […]

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]]> Troops uncover illegal crude oil storage facility in Ahoada West forest in Rivers https://securitydigestng.com/2026/04/06/troops-uncover-illegal-crude-oil-storage-facility-in-ahoada-west-forest-in-rivers/ Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:41:40 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=22543 Troops uncover illegal crude oil storage facility in Ahoada West forest in Rivers Troops of Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation DELTA SAFE, have uncovered an illegal crude oil storage site in the Orashi National Forest in Ahoada West Local Government Area of Rivers State. Security sources said the discovery was made at about 9:00 a.m. […]

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]]> Troops intercept vehicle loaded with suspected stolen petroleum products in Rivers https://securitydigestng.com/2026/04/04/troops-intercept-vehicle-loaded-with-suspected-stolen-petroleum-products-in-rivers/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:48:58 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=22506 Troops intercept vehicle loaded with suspected stolen petroleum products in Rivers Troops of 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have intercepted a vehicle loaded with suspected illegally refined petroleum products during an anti-illegal bunkering operation in Rivers State. Security sources said the operation was conducted at about 11:45 p.m. on April 2 by troops of Headquarters Section […]

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]]> Troops arrest two suspects over alleged pipeline vandalism in Rivers https://securitydigestng.com/2026/04/04/troops-arrest-two-suspects-over-alleged-pipeline-vandalism-in-rivers/ Sat, 04 Apr 2026 12:46:23 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=22505 Troops arrest two suspects over alleged pipeline vandalism in Rivers Troops of the Joint Task Force, South-South, Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), have arrested two suspects for alleged pipeline vandalism at the Ebocha Oil Centre in Rivers State. Security sources said the incident occurred at about 10:00 a.m. on April 2, when troops of Headquarters 6 […]

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]]> Rivers police bust human trafficking syndicate, rescue 4 children https://securitydigestng.com/2024/12/03/rivers-police-bust-human-trafficking-syndicate-rescue-4-children/ Tue, 03 Dec 2024 04:41:06 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=20376 Rivers police bust human trafficking syndicate, rescue 4 children The Rivers State Police Command has announced that its operatives have dismantled a child trafficking syndicate and rescued four children in the Rumukwachi Community near Port Harcourt. The police also revealed that a suspect, Esther Anthony, and an alleged accomplice were arrested in connection with the […]

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]]> NAF Airstrikes Destroy Illegal Refinery Near Dariama, Rivers State https://securitydigestng.com/2023/07/21/naf-airstrikes-destroy-illegal-refinery-near-dariama-rivers-state/ https://securitydigestng.com/2023/07/21/naf-airstrikes-destroy-illegal-refinery-near-dariama-rivers-state/#respond Fri, 21 Jul 2023 20:54:51 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=19862 NAF AIRSTRIKE DESTROYS ILLEGAL REFINERY NEAR DARIAMA IN RIVERS STATE By: Zagazola Makama Onslaught against crude oil thieves and their illegal refineries came under the intense firepower of the Air Component of Operation Delta Safe, Zagazola learnt It was gathered that the Air strike which was intelligence-driven, took out an illegal oil refining site situated […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2023/07/21/naf-airstrikes-destroy-illegal-refinery-near-dariama-rivers-state/feed/ 0 Rivers State is not a slave to FG- Gov Wike https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/24/rivers-state-slave-gov-wike/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/24/rivers-state-slave-gov-wike/#respond Sun, 24 Oct 2021 18:59:34 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=17742 PORT HARCOURT – Rivers state governor, Chief Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has said that the state is not at war with the federal government or any of its components over the dispute on the authority to collect the controversial Value Added Taxes as being insinuated in some quarters. Wike however said that the state is not […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/10/24/rivers-state-slave-gov-wike/feed/ 0 Defiant Rivers set to launch security outfit against Army warning https://securitydigestng.com/2021/02/02/defiant-rivers-set-to-launch-security-outfit-against-army-warning/ https://securitydigestng.com/2021/02/02/defiant-rivers-set-to-launch-security-outfit-against-army-warning/#respond Tue, 02 Feb 2021 21:14:42 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=16514 Defiant Rivers set to launch security outfit against Army warning   *Security outfit to be launched in March  *Insecurity May Hinder Oil Companies From Returning To Niger-Delta –Minister Jude Johnson The Rivers State Government is set to launch a security outfit named Rivers State Neighborhood Watch Safety Corps in March, against the advice of the […]

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]]> https://securitydigestng.com/2021/02/02/defiant-rivers-set-to-launch-security-outfit-against-army-warning/feed/ 0 Rivers Governor Reinforces Ban On IPOB, Calls It ‘Anarchic, Terrorist Group’ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/10/29/rivers-governor-reinforces-ban-on-ipob-calls-it-anarchic-terrorist-group/ https://securitydigestng.com/2020/10/29/rivers-governor-reinforces-ban-on-ipob-calls-it-anarchic-terrorist-group/#respond Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:26:02 +0000 https://securitydigestng.com/?p=15894 Rivers Governor Reinforces Ban On IPOB, Calls It ‘Anarchic, Terrorist Group’  Aliyu Dahiru Send an email Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State in Nigeria’s Niger-Delta has signed an executive order to reinforce the ban on the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB),  a separatist movement based in southeast Nigeria, referring to it as a […]

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