The Nigerian Navy has sealed a tank farm in Calabar suspected to be storing illegally-refined diesel.
Commodore Rotimi Oderemi, Commander, Nigeria Navy Ship (NNS) Victory, disclosed this at a news conference in Calabar, yesterday.
He said the tank farm was identified following an intelligence report from the military joint taskforce in the Southsouth, “Operation Delta Safe’’.
“Based on the report, the tankfarm was sealed and samples of the suspected illegally refined diesel were taken for laboratory analysis.
“Investigation is ongoing. I advise business owners and tankfarm operators to act within the confines of the law by obtaining necessary approvals for their operations,’’ Oderemi said.
On February 24, a joint operation by the Nigerian and Cameroonian Navies led to the interception of a vessel laden with 30,000 litres of crude oil suspected to have been stolen from Nigeria.
Oderemi told newsmen at the inspection of the vessel at Ibaka in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State that the vessel, MV Jasmine, was intercepted by a Nigerian Navy patrol boat, NNS Ekulu.
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