Troops Arrest Eight Suspects, Confiscate Saveral Items In Fight Against Economic Sabatuers

The troops of 5 Battalion have arrested eight(8) suspects, along Orashi River, Obiafu in Onne LGA in Rivers State while several items were confiscated and destroyed by the troops of 63 Brigade, Nigerian Army in collaboration other security agencies along the fringes of River Niger, bordering Ndokwa East and Ndoni Local Government Areas(LGAs) of Delta and Rivers States 

This is in sustainance of the onslaught against illegal refining sites and economic saboteurs following credible intelligence on the level of criminality going on in the areas prompting troops to launch an operation. 

According to a statement by the Acting Deputy Director 6 Division, Army Public Relations Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah, items recovered along the fringes of River Niger include eight(8) cooking pots, three(3) storage tanks, three(3) massive storage dugouts as well as Twelve(12) feeders. 

Others include three(3) cooking drums, an extensive network of pipes and hoses, and over two thousand(2,000) litres of crude in a metallic oven, among others. 

While combing the general area to effectively deny the criminal elements freedom of action, troops also confiscated Two(2) wooden boats, loaded with condensates estimated to be over Ten Thousand (10,000) litres abandoned by the fleeing criminals in the creeks. The boats have been handled in line with the mandate of Operation DELTA SAFE in the region. 

In Rivers State, troops of 5 Battalion have arrested eight(8) suspects, along Orashi River, Obiafu in Onne LGA. 

The suspects were arrested with motorcycles conveying condensates estimated to be over Two Thousand(2,000) litres. Relatedly, troops of 29 Battalion while maintaining vigilance at Imo River identified and destroyed Nine(9) more illegal refining sites. 

The sites housed over Fifteen Thousand(15,000) litres of illegally refined products. The suspects have been handed over to relevant agency for prosecution.

6 Division enjoined members of the public, particularly the adjoining communities where these criminalities thrives, to report the criminal activities in their domain to security agencies. 

The public is also called on to be aware of the worrisome environmental hazards the activities of the criminals constitute in the region.