The Federal Government of Nigeria says it has recovered 41.3 million litres of crude oil, 19.64 million litres of diesel among others from “oil thieves” between April to August 2022.
This was disclosed by the Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral AZ Gambo while speaking on the successes recorded so far by OPERATION DAKATAR DA BARAWO, the anti-oil-theft operation launched in collaboration with Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) on April 1, 2022.
The FG also listed the recovered products, number of arrested suspects, and deactivated sites in series of Tweets on its official Twitter handle.
100 suspects and 12 vessels were arrested within the period, according to the FG
216 illegal refining sites and 216 storage facilities were deactivated with 272 wooden boats destroyed.
Other petroleum products seized during the operation include 478,500 litres of kerosene and124,265 litres of petrol.
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Petroleum Products So Far Seized/Recovered from Oil Thieves by #OpDakatarDaBarawo (April—Aug 2022)
Crude Oil: 41.3 million litres (299,485 barrels)Diesel: 19.64 million litres
Kerosene: 478,500 litres
Petrol: 124,265 litres
Total value of products: 29.4 Billion Naira
— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) September 6, 2022
VIDEO: Nigeria’s Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral AZ Gambo, speaks on the successes recorded so far by OPERATION DAKATAR DA BARAWO, the anti-oil-theft operation launched in collaboration with @NNPCLimited on April 1, 2022. #SecuringNigeria pic.twitter.com/Jh17ykjVFY
— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) September 6, 2022
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