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joint team of the Nigerian Army and Navy on Monday uncovered 23
illegal bunkering sites in Anambra State and impounded equipment worth
over N500m.
General Officer Commanding, 82 Division,
Nigerian Army, Maj. Gen. Adebayo Olaniyi, said illegal bunkering
amounted to economic sabotage.
He promised that the Army and other security agencies would work at ending it.
“I am short of words because what I saw
here is very alarming and I make bold to say that this is at variance
with the developmental agenda of Mr. President because where illegal
bunkerers continue to sabotage our economy, it is very bad.
“We are going to take over the
equipment, hand them over to the NSCDC after which both the equipments
and the products will be destroyed,” he said.
The GOC added that the Chiefs of Army
and Naval Staff had concluded plans to increase surveillance on
Nigerian waterways to reduce illegal oil bunkering in the country as
well as increase security of lives and property.
Commander Naval Outpost, Onitsha,
Captain Ahmed Abdulahi, said the operation was a joint operation between
the Army and Navy, adding that the operation would continue until
illegal bunkering was stopped.
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