The Nigerian Navy has impounded a 350,000-litre vessel suspected of transporting illegally refined diesel.
The Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, which is part of the maritime component of Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), impounded the Motor Vessel Cecilia, which was suspected of transporting illegally cooked diesel.
According to Commodore Adedokun Siyanbade, Commander of the Maritime Component of action Delta Safe, the action at Meco jetty in the Trans-Woji region of Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital, was the outcome of information and observation.
Commodore Siyanbade explained that the vessel which has a carrying capacity of 350,000 litres acts as a storage tank for the product.
Speaking further, he promised that all involved in the operation will be arrested and brought to book.
Operation Delta Safe is a Joint Task Force Operation to secure the oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta.