The Air Component of Operation Delta Safe has destroyed illegal oil refining sites in airstrikes in Krakama and Temakiri, Degema Local Government Area of Rivers State.
Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, said this on Sunday.
He said in a statement that the air interdiction, conducted on Friday, was in continuation of efforts to tackle the menace of crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism.
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Gabkwet said both locations were about 50km South West of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
According to him, the two Illegal sites and boats were destroyed.
He said: “The armed reconnaissance was also extended to Abisse and Omoma, but only abandoned illegal refining sites were observed.
“Efforts to rid the Niger Delta region of the activities of oil thieves by the NAF and other security agencies remain on course and will continue until total success is achieved.”