The Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger
Delta, ‘Operation Pulo Shield’, arrested 18
suspected oil thieves and destroyed 31
illegal oil refineries in multiple raids in
July.
This is contained in a statement issued
by Lt.-Col. Isa Ado, media coordinator of
the JTF, in Yenagoa yesterday.
It stated that troops of JTF deployed at
Iguododo community and Chanomi
Escravos in Orhionmwon and Warri South
West Local Government Areas of Edo
and Delta discovered and destroyed 15
illegal refining camps.
The statement noted that the suspects
operated with four Cotonou boats, seven
plastic reservoirs, 34 drums and 21
surface tanks filled with illegally refined
Automated Gas Oil (diesel).
It stated that other items discovered and
destroyed were 21 cooking ovens and
eight pumping machines.
The statement stated that the suspects
fled on sighting the troops.
“The squad also arrested 16 suspects for
other criminal offences ranging from
kidnapping, armed robbery, sea piracy,
cultism and pipeline vandalism.
“Items recovered from them include
locally made gun with live rounds of
ammunition and axe. The suspects are in
custody of the JTF for preliminary
investigation before handing them over to
prosecuting agency,” it stated.
According to the statement, troops
deployed at Ughelli in Delta following a
distress call from Afiesere community
arrested a notorious armed robbery
suspect with a locally made shotgun and
three live cartridges.
It stated that the recovered gun and
cartridges were handed over to
prosecuting agency while a stolen
motorcycle recovered from him was
handed over to the owner.
The statement noted that JTF, in
conjunction with Southern Ijaw Oil and
Gas Task Force, destroyed 16 illegal
bunkering sites along Obi creek,
Gbenekrukru, Oloma and Ogbonga
waterways of Bayelsa and Rivers,
respectively.
It stated that the sites were destroyed
along with metal tanks and Cotonou
boats filled with stolen crude oil.
The statement stated that no arrest was
made as the operators of the illicit act
fled on sighting JTF troops.




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