The air component of Operation Delta Safe of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has destroyed six illegal oil refining sites in the Degema local government area of the oil-rich Rivers State in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
According to a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the illegal refineries were confirmed to be functional and were destroyed on December 23, 2023.
“The illegal sites were sighted clustered within a radius of about 80 metres at a location about 6 nautical miles south of Opu Arugbana.
“Having been confirmed to be active, authorization was obtained to destroy the 6 sites, thus discouraging the criminals from continuing with their acts of illegality,” he stated.
He noted that despite the festive season, air operations against criminals in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country continue unabated.
The Nigerian Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, who spent Christmas day with troops in the North-east, commended the Air Component commanders in all the theatres of operation, urging them not to rest until criminal activities are reduced to the barest minimum.
Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar is currently in Katsina State to fete troops of Operation Hadarin Daji.
