Troops recover 310,700 litres of stolen crude, apprehend 22 suspects

Troops of Operation Delta Safe have recovered 310,700 litres of stolen crude and apprehended 22 suspected oil thieves in the last two weeks.

The Defence Headquarters  Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba provided this update on the operations of the armed forces at a bi-weekly news briefing on Thursday in Abuja.

The Director revealed troops destroyed 61 dugout pits, 32 wooden boats, 87 storage tanks, three vehicles, 126 cooking ovens, three outboard engine, one speedboat, two motorcycles, one generator and two pumping machines.

He said the troops also recovered 310,700 litres of crude oil, 14,675 litres of Automotive Gas Oil, 49,000 litres of Dual Purpose kerosene, one weapon and three ammunition.

According to him, “Troops on July 24, intercepted and