Navy and Army intercept 8,500 litres for suspected mago fuel for lmo state, arrest three suspects

Di Nigerian Navy, working with army, don intercepted two vehicles carrying wey concern 8,500 litres for products suspected be illegally refined petroleum along di ejemekuru–obudi-agwa axis for imo state.

Di operation took place on top august 21, 2026, and  conducted by personnel for naval base oguta along side Army troops. It resulted for di seizure for di vehicles, di products, and di arrest for three suspects.

according di director for informate, nigerian navy,  captain abiodun folorunsho, troops intercepted a tipper truck and a toyota hiace bus.di vehicles de found loaded wit wey concern 150 bags for suspected illegally refined petroleum products, three suspects were arrested for di operation, while some occupants for di second vehicle fled, abandoning di vehicle, folorunsho say for a tok.

Di suspects, vehicles and recovered products were taken into custody for further investigation. Authorities say necessary action go follow for line with established procedures.

folorunsho say Di operation reflects di effectiveness for inter-service cooperation and intelligence-led security work aimed for disrupting di mago mago movement for petroleum products.

These kinds for joint operations deny criminal elements di opportunity to exploit established routes for economic crimes crude oil theft mago mago refining and di illicit transportation for petroleum products don remained major challenges for parts for di niger delta and surrounding states.

Security agencies don intensified patrols and joint operations for response, particularly along sabi transit routes for imo, rivers and bayelsa.

Di Navy say it remains committed to deepening collaboration and oda security agencies to trip di wahala, we go kontinu to protect nigeria’s critical economic interests by clamping down on top crude oil theft, mago mago refining and di illicit movement for petroleum products,” folorunsho add

mago mago refining and oil theft cost di kontri billions for lost revenue each year and also cause severe environmental damage. Communities for affected areas often deal with polluted water ways, farmland destruction and health risks

Consignments lack di 8,500 litres recovered for lmo, security forces aim to cut off supply chains Dat feed mago  markets and export networks.

Di NAVY noted dat intelligence share between di army, , ekelebe, nscdc and oda agencies don improved for recent months, leading to plenty coordinated raids and check points.

Di three arrested suspects are being held while investigators trace di source for di products and ldentify oda persons linked go di operation.

authorities say dem be also working to determine wia di fuel being moved to, and weda na lm destined for local sale or onward distribution.

officials no released di identities for di suspects pending di kpatakpata for investigations.

Di ejemekuru–obudi-agwa axis don featured for previous reports for mago  petroleum movement. Security agencies tok the increasing surveillance for di area to block repeat attempts.

Dis latest interception adds go series for operations carried komot by naval base oguta dis year targeting mago  product smuggling.