The
Nigerian Navy said on Monday that it had averted hijack an attack on
`Hanze Kochi’, a marine tanker, and destroyed more illegal
refineries.
A
statement signed by the Director of Information, Commodore Christian
Ezekobe, in Abuja, said that operatives of the Nigerian Navy successfully
repelled the attack by suspected sea robbers on the marine tanker enroute
Lagos from Port Harcourt.
“The
attackers made spirited efforts to board the vessel 50 nautical miles off
Bayelsa on Sept. 16, at about 0250 hrs but were heavily engaged and overpowered
in a gun duel by naval personnel,” Ezekobe said in the statement.
Meanwhile, a
patrol team deployed by FOB Bonny in Rivers had arrested Marine Vessel (MV) FB
PERE IPAMO at Shell Slot Jetty in Bonny for alleged involvement in illegal
bunkering activities.
“At the
time of the arrest, on Sept. 14, the vessel was carrying about 500 tonnes
of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO).
“Similarly,
on Sept. 17, a patrol team deployed by NNS DELTA conducted anti-crude oil theft
operations in which two illegal refinery sites were raided,” he said.
He explained
that the sites were located at Lakpaje and Ubeje Creeks in Warri South Local
Government Area of Delta.
“During
the raid, the patrol team destroyed about 18,000 litres of suspected stolen
crude oil and 15,000 litres of suspected refined AGO.
“The
feat achieved by the Nigerian Navy in cracking down the activities of the
criminals in the maritime domain is a pointer that there is no hiding place for
any criminal,” the director said.
He
reiterated the commitment of the service to safeguarding the nation’s
maritime environment
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