Nigerian Navy Marines have killed 28 Boko Haram fighters during a joint military operation around Lake Chad, following a fresh assessment of the battlefield that revealed the offensive was more successful than initially reported. Navy spokesperson, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this is in a statement to newsmen on Saturday...
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Navy uncovers 23 illegal refining pits, seizes 114,500 litres of fuel in Rivers, arrests 10 in Delta
Navy uncovers 23 illegal refining pits, seizes 114,500 litres of fuel in Rivers, arrests 10 in Delta
The Nigerian Navy has uncovered a suspected illegal refining site containing 114,500 litres of petroleum products in Rivers State, while a separate operation in Delta State led to the arrest of 10 suspects. The Navy spokesman, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, said both operations were carried out on Thursday, October 15,...
Nigerian Navy has recovered more than 2.25 million litres of petroleum products and rescued 24 kidnapped persons during operations against oil theft and illegal refining activities between July and September 2026. The operations also led to the arrest of over 70 suspects, seizure of four vessels and five boats,...
Nigerian Navy personnel have uncovered about 98,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil and illegally refined diesel at three sites in Rivers State. The Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday in Abuja. The Naval Director said the...
The National Leadership and entire members of the PBAT Door-to-Door Movement has expressed profound shock and deep sorrow over the news of the tragic crash involving a Nigerian military aircraft which claimed the lives of gallant officers of the Nigerian Navy and other personnel on board on Monday in...
Nigerian Navy has disrupted two illegal refining sites and recovered about 58,000 litres of products suspected to be stolen crude oil and illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in Rivers State. The operation was conducted on October 3, 2026, at Otapha, Okarki Community in Ahoada West Local Government Area,...
The Nigerian Navy, through FOB BONNY, has dismantled an illegal refining site discovered in Promise Land Community along Nanabie Creek, Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State, further denying criminal operators the infrastructure required to process stolen crude oil. Director Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in...
Nigerian Navy has uncovered a major illegal crude oil storage facility in Rivers State, recovering about 182,000 litres of suspected stolen crude oil hidden inside eight dugout pits in Bethel Creeks, Ogu VI. The operation was carried out on September 22 by personnel of the Forward Operating Base (FOB)...
Nigerian Navy has dismissed a recruitment notice circulating on social media, describing it as fake and not connected to its planned 2026 Batch 39 recruitment exercise. The clarification was made in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja by the Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho. According to...
Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reinforced its commitment to enhanced inter-Service cooperation and joint operational effectiveness through its participation in the Nigerian Navy 2026 Logistics Seminar, held from 16–17 September 2026 at the Nigerian Navy Logistics College, Dawakin Tofa, Kano State. Themed: _“Repositioning the Nigerian Navy Logistics System for...
Nigerian Navy personnel have uncovered 119,850 litres of suspected stolen crude oil and 25 parcels of suspected Cannabis sativa at an illegal refining site in Rivers State. Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Saturday. Captain Folorunsho said the...
The Federal High Court, Uyo, has convicted nine crude oil thieves arrested by the Nigerian Navy. The suspects were arrested on 7 February 2026. They were arrested during an intelligence-led operation. They were allegedly stealing crude oil from an oil wellhead identified as ASABO-D in Ibeno Local Government Area,...
Nigerian Navy has delivered a renovated six-classroom block and a 10,000-litre solar-powered borehole to residents of Modakeke, Ife East Local Government Area of Osun State. The projects were commissioned and handed over on Friday at St Stephen’s “A” Primary School and Isale Ope community respectively. The intervention was carried...
The Nigerian Navy has intensified its crackdown on crude oil theft and illegal refining activities in the Niger Delta, dismantling an illegal refinery site in Rivers State and recovering about 350 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO), commonly known as diesel. The operation was carried out by...
Nigerian Navy personnel have uncovered another attempt by suspected illegal refiners to revive their operations in Egbema-Ndoni, Rivers State, recovering about 33,000 litres of products suspected to be illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil, AGO. The latest raid, carried out on Sunday, September 6, 2026, is significant because it came...
Residents of Pindiga in Akko Local Government Area of Gombe State have received a major boost in access to clean water following the commissioning of a 60,000-litre solar-powered water project executed by the Nigerian Navy. The intervention, located hundreds of kilometres away from Nigeria’s coastline, was delivered under the...
Nigerian Navy, in collaboration with other security agencies, has uncovered an alleged fake recruitment and training scheme operating under the name of a “Nigeria Coast Guard Academy” in Akwa Ibom State, arresting 12 people. The operation was conducted on Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Merchant Seaman Academy in...
Nigerian Navy has taken a basic but significant need to the heart of Gaya Local Government Area of Kano State, commissioning three solar-powered boreholes as part of a new water supply project for the community. The intervention comes with more than the boreholes themselves. The Navy also provided an...
Nigerian Navy has added forensic investigation and security management to the professional skills of its personnel, with 80 officers and ratings graduating from a specialised training programme in Makurdi, Benue State. The two-week programme, held at the Nigerian Navy Provost and Regulating School, was organised by Naval Headquarters in...
Nigerian Navy has intensified its campaign against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, recovering 103,000 litres of suspected illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) from three illegal refining sites uncovered in Rivers State. Director of Naval Information, Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, disclosed this in a statement issued to newsmen...