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As the war on illegal refining intensifies, the Nigerian Air Force on Sunday hinted that its Operation Delta Safe destroyed 12 illegal refining sites and two reservoirs in airstrikes in Abia and Rivers states.
This was revealed by the Director, Public Relations and Information, NAF, AVM Edward Gabkwet, in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.
Gabkwet stated that NAF had intensified efforts to minimise the activities of oil thieves and other economic saboteurs in the Niger Delta, adding that the armed reconnaissance undertaken by the aircraft revealed several illegal refining sites located in many fenced households at Umueze in Abia.
He said the signal was subsequently relayed to ground troops for further exploitation and necessary action, pointing out that the illegal refining sites, which were subsequently destroyed, were observed hidden under thick vegetation around Owaza.
Gabkwet said those engaged in these acts, especially in fenced living environments, should be reminded that such illegal activities were dangerous to human lives and health as well as the environment.
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