The Nigerian Navy has uncovered a large cache of suspected illegally refined petroleum products and intercepted a vehicle linked to an illicit fuel network in Rivers State.

The operation, conducted under Operation Delta Sentinel, followed intelligence on the movement and storage of stolen products within the Orashi Forest corridor in Abua-Odual Local Government Area.

Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, said personnel of NNS SOROH deployed to the Okolomade Community axis intercepted a silver Toyota Camry suspected of transporting illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil. A search uncovered 17 sacks of suspected illegal AGO, and further exploitation of the area revealed 56 more sacks concealed beneath dense vegetation.

Altogether, the operation recovered 73 sacks containing an estimated 63,290 litres of suspected illegally refined AGO, along with the vehicle. The Navy said the discovery underscored the growing use of forest corridors by criminal networks and vowed to sustain intelligence driven operations to protect the nation’s economic resources.

The Nigerian Navy has uncovered a large cache of suspected illegally refined petroleum products and intercepted a vehicle linked to an illicit fuel network in Rivers State.

The operation, conducted under Operation Delta Sentinel, followed intelligence on the movement and storage of stolen products within the Orashi Forest corridor in Abua-Odual Local Government Area.

Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, said personnel of NNS SOROH deployed to the Okolomade Community axis intercepted a silver Toyota Camry suspected of transporting illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil. A search uncovered 17 sacks of suspected illegal AGO, and further exploitation of the area revealed 56 more sacks concealed beneath dense vegetation.

Altogether, the operation recovered 73 sacks containing an estimated 63,290 litres of suspected illegally refined AGO, along with the vehicle. The Navy said the discovery underscored the growing use of forest corridors by criminal networks and vowed to sustain intelligence driven operations to protect the nation’s economic resources.