About 21, 000 litres of products suspected to be refined Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) have been destroyed by the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Jubilee in Ikot Abasi local government area of Akwa Ibom State,
The products were destroyed Wednesday at the hideout of the oil thieves at Ubenikang in Ibeno Local Government Area of the state.
The Commander of the NNS Jubilee, Commodore David Adeniran, said the products were impounded during the routine anit-thief operation of Officiers and men of the Navy.
According to him, four standard pumping machines and two submersible pumps were also recovered at the scene during the raid of the oil thieves' hideout by Navy.
Adeniran observed with concern that the activities of the oil thieves is causing environmental hazard and economic sabotage to the nation.
He said the action taken by the Navy was in conformity with the Navy's total war against illegal oil thieves in the state, stressing that the Navy were ready in tackling the challenges in the maritime environment.
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