The two locations are about 50 kilometers southwest of Port Harcourt, the state capital.
Giving details of the operation, Gabkwet said NAF reconnaissance observed active illegal refining sites with Cotonou boats at Krakrama and Temakiri with the “probable intent” to illegally siphon crude oil from the sites.
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He said: “the two illegal sites, as well as the boats, were subsequently struck, engulfed in flames, and destroyed.
“The armed reconnaissance was also extended to Abisse and Omoma, but only abandoned illegal refining sites were observed.”
