Navy deactivates 71 illegal refineries, recovers 411,000 litres stolen crude

The Nigerian Navy says its Special Forces deactivated no fewer than 70 illegal refinery sites and confiscated over 400,000 liters of stolen crude oil across the Niger Delta in July 2025 alone.
This is contained in a monthly operational update issued on Friday by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Ayiwuyor Adams-Aliu, in Abuja.