By Maryam Usman Nagado
The Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder stated that its operatives have destroyed five illegal refining sites in the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State.
The Navy said the sites used for massive illegal bunkering activities in the area had 62 ovens, 21 reservoirs, and 55 dugout pits containing approximately 50,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil.
The sites also contain 83,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil and 20,000 litres of refined kerosene unlawfully.
The Commander of Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, Commodore Cajethan Aniaku, disclosed this in a statement he signed and sent to the media in Port Harcourt on Sunday night.
Aniaku said the feat followed a recent operation against crude oil theft and illegal bunkering activities in the area on 14th June 2025, by the NNS Pathfinder Tactical Team.
The statement reads, “On 14 June 2025, the Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder successfully conducted an operation against crude oil theft and illegal bunkering activities within the Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni general area.