The Nigerian Navy said its operatives have thwarted an attempt by suspected illegal bunkerers and crude oil thieves to move seven ships fully loaded with crude oil and Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, out of the country.
The operatives of the force attached to the NNS BEECROFT in Lagos said seven Sri Lankans, fifty-seven Nigerians and two Ghanaians onboard the vessels were arrested and the products impounded.
The arrests according to the Commander, NNS Beecroft, Commodore Ibrahim Shettima was done between December 3 and December 30, 2019, adding that the feat was achieved following the Chief of Naval Staff’s strategic move to increase operational potency of the force in curbing illegal activities within the country’s maritime environment.
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