Over 500,000 Liters of Diesel Are Intercepted by a Task Force in Rivers

As part of President Tinubu’s plan to eradicate corruption nationwide, the Joint Task Force (JTF) said that it had seized more than 500,000 liters of diesel, commonly known as automotive gas oil (AGO), in Rivers State.

Rear Admiral John Okeke, the JTF commander of South-South Operations Delta Safe, told reporters that the product was taken during Operation Delta Safe, which saw the arrest of two vessels—the MV Messiah and the MV King James—in relation to the crime.

According to information obtained by Channels TV correspondent, following the seizure of the ship and its occupants, samples of the substance discovered in the tanks were gathered for appropriate analysis by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.

In addition, Okeke claims that seventeen other individuals were arrested at the Onne Anchorage for not obtaining authorized Nigerian Navy documentation.

Okeke counseled anyone involved in unlawful activity in the South-South region to stop and take part in lawful businesses.

Following other recent announcements from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited regarding its battle against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta and other oil-producing states of the nation, comes the JTF’s accomplishment.