The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that operators of the vessels and boat were caught in a private jetty in Port Harcourt discretely discharging about 108,000 litres of diesel into badges without licence
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Suleiman said a 30-year-old lady and two men, suspected to be oil thieves, were also arrested during the operation.
He said: “The illegal petroleum refining camp destroyed is one of the major camps in the Niger-Delta region basically for illegal oil business
Real Admiral Apochi Suleiman, the Flag Officer Commanding of the CNC in Yenagoa, accompanied by Commodore Sule Aliyu, NNS chief in Delta State, said the largest illegal refinery in the region was discovered during the raid
The statement added that the online registration would be followed by an aptitude test on July 4, 2015 at six centres nationwide, with the details of the qualifications and other criteria for the exercise published online
Sanni said the command had adequate manpower that patrolled the sea and land to compliment the Nigerian Police Force in ensuring the elections were peaceful
The position of the Nigerian Navy however contradicts that of the Ministry of Finance, which put the figure of crude oil theft at 400,000 barrels per day
Receiving the vessel in Lagos, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin, said the addition of the vessel would boost the Navy’s war against maritime crimes
The eyewitness claimed that a security agent was killed, but there was no official confirmation to that effect
The Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Usman Jibrin has warned oil companies to desist from committing economic sabotage against Nigeria.
Olabisi told the News Agency of Nigeria in an interview on Tuesday in Lagos that the death of the two children at Navy Town, Ojo, was caused by a fire that destroyed their apartment
The Navy personnel stormed the creek with two fortified gunboats in an operation that lasted about six hours
The NNS Delta Commander, Captain Musa Gemu, who assumed duty in February, told newsmen on Thursday that his command would not condoled illegalities in the creeks
A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in Omu-Aran reports that the fighting, which started before midday, made residents of the town to scamper for safety
The Commander of the Nigeria Navy Ship Pathfinder, Commodore Godwin Ochai, who announced the arrests, said the vessels were carrying large tonnes of fish
The victims – Messrs Manjeel Gahlawat, Rattan Chandra and Miyanak Caini – were handed over to K.S. Pathania, a representative of CS OFFSHORE Nigeria Limited
Meanwhile, the 2014 Appropriation bill on Thursday passed second reading on the floor of the House and was referred to the Committees on Appropriation and Finance for further legislative inputs
The redeployment was announced in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday by Commodore Kabir Aliyu, the Director, Naval Information
This was contained in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja and signed by Commodore Kabir Aliyu, the Director of Naval Information
“The suspects were nabbed at Agbani area, close to Bakassi Local Government Area, the border between Nigerian and Cameroon,” Ogbole explained
He said: “The Nigerian Navy destroyed 1,556 illegal oil refineries, 103 barges, 69,606 auxiliary equipment and 1,443 large wooden boats