By Gbemiga Olamikan.
The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed 6 illegal oil refining sites in Opu Arugbana in Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State on 23rd December 2023. This is in continuation of efforts to rid the Niger Delta Region of activities of oil thieves and oil pipeline vandals.
The illegal sites were sighted clustered within a radius of about 80 meters at a location about 6 nautical miles south of Opu Arugbana. After all confirmation that the site was active, authorization was obtained to destroy the 6 sites, thus discouraging the criminals from continuing with their acts of illegality.
This was coming despite the festive season, air operations against criminals in the Niger Delta and other parts of the country continue unabated.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar, who is currently in Katsina to fete troops of Operation Hadarin Daji after spent his Christmas day with troops in the Northeast has commended the efforts of the Air Component Commanders in all the theatres of operation while calling on them not to rest until criminal activities are reduced to the barest minimum.
