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Nigerian Navy deactivates 175 illegal refineries, arrests 27 vessels

Nigerian Navy deactivates 175 illegal refineries, arrests 27 vessels

05 February, 2022

The Nigeria Navy has disclosed that it has deactivated 175 illegal refineries, arrested 27 vessels under 11 months, Vanguard reports.

The Command further revealed that 35,384,718 metric tonnes of illegally refined AGO were evacuated while several pirates, kidnappers hideouts were destroyed.

His words, “The Command sustained effective patrols of its maritime Area of Responsibility (AOR), as well as undertook several clearance and Swamp Buggy operations in the backwaters.