The Nigerian Air Force has disclosed that it has destroyed a number of illegal refineries in the troubled Niger Delta.
In a statement from the Force said the troops, of the ongoing “Operation Delta Safe” carried out the operation.
“Operation Delta Safe” is a military scheme initiated to stop pipeline attacks in the Niger Delta region.
The refineries were destroyed by the NAF Diamond 42 aircraft in Bille Community, Rivers State.
The restive southern swampland region has been rocked by violence against oil and gas pipelines since the start of the year, reducing the OPEC member’s output by 700,000 barrels a day to 1.56 million bpd.
Two militants group in the region, Niger Delta Avengers and The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate have claimed responsibility for majority of the attacks.
The attacks have slashed output at a time when Nigeria is grappling with low global crude prices, which have hammered government revenues, weakening the naira currency and pushing up inflation to near 11-year highs.
