Troops of the 6 Division, Nigerian Army, have arrested 14 suspected oil thieves, destroyed 14 illegal refining hubs and confiscated over 20,205 litres of stolen products across the Niger Delta region.
6 Division Army Public Relations, Lieutenant Colonel Danjuma Jonah, in a statement on Monday, said the troops would continue to intensify the onslaught against oil thieves in the region.
He said the troops, in several operations conducted between October 20 and November 9, 2025, helped in preventing criminal elements from carrying out economic sabotage to the nation’s critical assets.
In several operations conducted between 20 October and 9 November 2025, remarkable gains were recorded. These resulted in the dismantling of fourteen illegal refining hubs, the arrest of fourteen suspected oil thieves, and the confiscation of over 20,205 litres of stolen products across the region.