Operatives of Operation Delta Safe, ODS, formerly code named Joint Task Force, JTF, on Sunday announced the destruction of over 30 illegal refineries in Yeye community, Burutu Local Government Area Delta State. Navy Captain Adewuyi Festus who disclosed this to newsmen this while the operation was ongoing, said the security body will not rest until the illicit act was flushed out of the state, stressing that they will continue to hunt for oil thieves and vandals in the region.
He further said the ODS had flagged off what he called “Operation Clearance 4” intended to rid the Niger Delta region completely of the activities of oil thieves.
He also appealed for timely information from citizens in communities that will enable the security body to record success in the fight to save the nation’s economy and environment.