LARGE ILLICIT REFINERY FOUND BY NSCDC IN RIVERS

At Otamiri-Etche, close to Port Harcourt, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, or NSCDC, has discovered a sizable illegal refining complex.

At Otamiri-Etche in the Etche LGA of Rivers State, members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have discovered an unauthorized local refinery.

At Otamiri-Etche in the Etche LGA of Rivers State, members of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have discovered an unauthorized local refinery.

On March 9, 2023, the NSCDC State Commandant, Michael Besong Ogar, stated the illicit refinery was discovered as a result of a tip-off.

"I must confess that this is the first time of witnessing a well fabricated illegal refinery with such a wide range of pipes laid across the area, as you can see how big the land is, you can also imagine how unscrupulous people can be despite the continuous fixht against illegal dealings in petroleum products.

"We were able to uncover this illegal bunkering site based on sustained Intelligence, the perpetrators tapped into Heirs Holding Oil and Gas facility through the pipeline bulk delivery and syphoned crude oil through carefully constructed pipes to their illegal local refinery.

"We have commenced intense investigation into the matter, someone must have given out this expanse of land to the bunkerers and through the owner of the land we will unravel the mystery behind this economic sabotage," he said.