The Nigerian Navy ship DELTA has deployed swamp buggies to combat illegal refineries in Niger Delta creeks.

Commander of NNS DELTA, Commodore Ibrahim Dewu, flagged off the crushing of illegal refineries on Wednesday at Isara Creek in Escravos, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta.

He said the buggies will ensure solution to illegal refinery business in the Niger Delta.

He said it would make it difficult for those involved to restart their destroyed business.

He said all illegal refineries, including storage tanks and pipes, would be crushed.

He said, “We flagged off this exercise today; our men in the Forward Operation Base (FOB) in Escravos will continue from there while we continue from our own side.

“We have been destroying illegal refineries and they keep reactivating them.

“What will bring a lasting solution to the problem is the use of swamp buggies to destroy the whole facilities; it will not be easy for them to go back there and work.

“We destroyed a lot of illegal refineries today with the swamp buggies.”

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