{"id":123848,"date":"2023-11-26T12:29:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T12:29:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/26\/air-force-bombs-cotonou-boats-stealing-crude-in-rivers\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T12:29:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T12:29:37","slug":"air-force-bombs-cotonou-boats-stealing-crude-in-rivers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/11\/26\/air-force-bombs-cotonou-boats-stealing-crude-in-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force Bombs Cotonou Boats Stealing Crude In Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-349078\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/air-strike.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"465\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) , on Tuesday, announced the destruction of five Cotonou boats engaged in illicit crude oil siphoning at Cawthorne Channel and Alakri in Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p>Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, NAF\u2019s Director of Public Relations and Information, revealed that six illegal refining sites in Rivers State were also targeted and bombed by the air component of Operation Delta Safe.<\/p>\n<p>These operations took place between November 12 and 13, based on intelligence reports.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an effort to combat oil theft and checkmate the activities of economic saboteurs in the Niger Delta region, the air component of Operation Delta Safe has, in the last three days, intensified its air operations, destroying six illegal refining sites and five Cotonou boats in Rivers State.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: Alleged Cybercrime: Naira Marley\u2019s Trial Stalls Due To Judge\u2019s Absence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn 12 November 2023, intelligence received revealed the sighting of three active illegal refining sites and two Cotonou boats siphoning crude oil from pipelines at Cawthorne Channel and Alakri in Rivers State. The IRS and boats were subsequently engaged and destroyed. Similar strikes were also carried out at Krakama in Rivers State, on the same day, on three Cotonou boats sighted conveying suspected illegal refined products.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn 13 November 2023, NAF aircraft also struck some sites at Dariama village in Rivers State following an intelligence report of illegal refining activities near the location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn arrival, three IRS with tanks, pipes, and pumping machines as well as Cotonou boats loaded with suspected illegally refined products were sighted, engaged, and subsequently destroyed,\u201d Gabkwet said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) , on Tuesday, announced the destruction of five Cotonou boats engaged in illicit crude oil siphoning at Cawthorne Channel and Alakri in Rivers State. 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