The Joint Military Task Force (JTF) said on Saturday in Yenagoa that it had destroyed three illegal oil distillation sites in Delta and Rivers.

Spokesman of ODSafe, Maj. Abubakar Abdullahi confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).

“Troops of the Nigerian Naval Ship (NNS) Delta successfully carried out a raid on two illegal refineries along LAPASE CREEK in Warri South of Delta State.

“During the raid, 11 metal tanks, 5 dug pits with about 1750 Tons of suspected stolen crude oil and 170 Tons of illegally refined AGO were impounded.

“Also troops of sector three also destroyed a large illegal refinery with multiple dumps at ALAKIRI in Rivers State.’’

Abdullahi said when the oil thieves sighted the military troops that they set fire on parts of their bunkering camp to deny the force access to the illegal site.

He said the troops eventually put off the fire and destroyed the illegal refining site.

The spokesman said the operation was part of renewed efforts to protect the country’s oil and gas infrastructure in the region.

He said the military had intensified its operation in the region to frustrate the activities of oil thieves and vandals, whom he described as economic saboteurs.

According to him, JTF has, therefore, deployed Operation Delta Safe (ODS) to secure the area against illegal bunkering.

He urged law abiding members of the public to support operational activities of ODS with valuable information that would lead to achieving the mandate for which it was set up and securing oil facilities.

“We are here to protect oil and gas infrastructure, deter and prevent sea robbery, to stop crude oil theft and other crimes within the joint area of operation that could impact negatively on economic activities in the Niger Delta.”

http://www.metronaija.com/2017/02/jtf-destroys-3-illegal-refineries-in.html

cc: lalasticlala mynd44

Good.

Kudos to our wonderful military men and women. In the fight against Boko Haram,our Soldiers and Air Force is doing a bush cleaning of the North.

And in the South,our Navy are cleaning the creeks for kidnappers and the economic saboteurs refining illegally,and even all the militants have gone into voicemail.

It's not as if I like blowing this Government's trumpet,but common guys,say it.

Say it.

Saiiiii Baba.

Saiiiiii Osinbajo.

nice one

This should pls go hand in hand with dialogue esp now that our economy is on the path to recovery.

Who Close the other thread

Operation crocodile dance

Hmmmm, I wonder wettin d mod wey put a closed thead on front page smoked this morning ...




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Why can't the government regulate and standardize this so called illegal refineries? Provide cheap quota crude to registered local refiners small scale and tax them. This catch and destroy tactics is as useless as the country itself.

Smh

Blurryface:


Just look at this one.

Hope you will ask why can't government regulate and standardize armed robbery, kidnapping, assassination, smuggling, rape, stealing, burglary and every form of crime.

You guys can't stop amazing me.

All those vices you named are not in the same pot with refining of crude. The technological ingenuity of this refiners could have been harnessed and encouraged to drive a revolution in Nigeria.

Most big corporations you know today started as small scale refining operations. Read up on standard oil which is the parent company of Exxon and chevron.

Even the us government sometimes convert criminal elements into government assets. Eg hackers

It's only in Nigeria that this destroy local content promote foreign content makes waves.

When most Chinese companies started, they were producing substandard products. The government stepped in and provided a platform for improvement. That's what I'm advocating for

This they are thieves mentality isn't good for our economy

chemali:


There's no ingenuity in refining crude. It's chemistry that we were all thought in secondary school. The difference here is they waste most of the crude just to get few byproducts like diesel. The waste is now used to pollute the environment.
Let's get our mindset right.

I'm well versed in the chemistry of refining.
However setting up a refinery is a different ball game.

Like I said what the government can do is standardize the practice.

1. Get a data of the refiners
2. Merge them in groups to increase capability and capacity
3. Create a quota system in which a certain percentage of crude oil is sold to them at half the market price or less
4. Ensure the build refineries that are environmentally friendly
5. Invite foreign partners to educate then and enhance their technical skills
6. Have a standard for locally manufactured diesel.
7. Ensure that the business climate is conducive for them to sell the locally manufacture diesel eg 5% local diesel use law or something

There are a gazillion ways the government can think up to harness this and create entrepreneurs who might in the future drive our industrial revolution.

If only we had individuals with 1% brain capacity in government

flexshop:
Why can't the government regulate and standardize this so called illegal refineries? Provide cheap quota crude to registered local refiners small scale and tax them. This catch and destroy tactics is as useless as the country itself.

Smh

That means, u wan people to turn the whole south south to a refinery



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Our oil money

Ok

Mynd make up your mind na

Please friends I cannot go to church. Everyday if I go I feel like I have a heavy body. Or is childish.

flexshop:
Why can't the government regulate and standardize this so called illegal refineries? Provide cheap quota crude to registered local refiners small scale and tax them. This catch and destroy tactics is as useless as the country itself.

Smh

Just look at this one.

Hope you will ask why can't government regulate and standardize armed robbery, kidnapping, assassination, smuggling, rape, stealing, burglary and every form of crime.

You guys can't stop amazing me.

nice

Good bless our uniformed men.


Na hunger go kill those THIEVES

SweetBoyFriend:

That's a lie

You couldn't arrest Tom Polo's father, na illegal refinery you go fit get liver enter

Pained wailer

I just came here to see the pics but...

Okay

Lie again and die


Change the lie again

flexshop:
Why can't the government regulate and standardize this so called illegal refineries? Provide cheap quota crude to registered local refiners small scale and tax them. This catch and destroy tactics is as useless as the country itself.

Smh.............


And how much will it cost on average to standardize each local refinery? Your point is void and baseless.

f you're thinking of giving up, just take a look on the hair around your anus. Despite the condition of their environment they still grow. Don't give up.

Soot

How long will the government of Nigeria not realise that it were better they harness the ingenuity of they so called "illegal refineries operators" and convert those creativities to domestication of refining the product.

Is there no government official in that sector who wears the thinking cap?

okk

Osibande promised to legalize the illegal refineries


Where are the photos