The Defence Headquarters, DHQ, has said soldiers on internal security operations in the Niger Delta destroyed 49 illegal refineries and arrested 70, suspected oil thieves in the last two weeks.
Director, Defence Media Operations, Benard Onyeuko, said the soldiers recovered over six million liters of illegal refined AGO, over 4 million litres of stolen crude oil, among others.
Onyeuko noted that the operations took place in different communities, towns, villages and creeks of Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Abia States.
The Director added that the military has continued to carry out its onslaught against terrorists/bandits and other enemies of the state.