The Nigerian Navy has arrested more pipeline vandals and recovered suspected pirates vessel four months after pirates hijacked an oil tanker, MT Maximus.
The navy said it also recovered a vessel, MT Dejikun, used by suspected pirates.
A statement by Commodore Christian Ezekobe, Director of Navy Information, said: “In another development, NNS Delta carried out a raid within its area of responsibility. In the raid which was carried out at Ogbe-Igoh community in Warri, Delta State, the Nigerian Navy team destroyed an illegal refinery site and one Cotonou boat containing about 50MT of stolen crude oil and 6 X 15, metal tanks containing illegally refined AGO.
“No suspect was apprehended as they fled the site before the arrival of the Nigerian Navy patrol team.”
