Nigerian Navy finds illegal refining pits, arrests 10 in drug raids

Text poster only. The source photos show dugout pits of dark liquid in a forest, packets of seized drugs, detained suspects seated in a room and press-statement text panels. — Nigerian Navy (watch at source) · Link-only (source-hosted; not rehosted)

Photos posted Oct. 17, 2026 by the Nigerian Navy with a statement from its Director of Naval Information, Navy Captain Abiodun Folorunsho, under Operation Delta Sentinel. The Navy says NNS SOROH personnel found a suspected illegal refining site in Orashi Forest, Ogbogolo community, Ahoada West, Rivers State on Oct. 15, with five dugout pits holding about 105,000 litres of suspected illegally refined diesel and 18 smaller pits holding about 9,500 litres of suspected stolen crude oil, and that the operators fled. It says NNS DELTA and the NDLEA raided suspected drug storage and sale points in Delta State on Oct. 14-15, arrested 10 suspects, recovered substances suspected to include cocaine, methamphetamine, tramadol and cannabis, and handed them to the NDLEA Warri Area Command.

What: Nigerian Navy finds illegal refining pits, arrests 10 in drug raids
Where: Rivers and Delta States, Nigeria
When: Oct 15, 2026
Who: Nigerian Navy (Directorate of Naval Information)
Status: Official release
Warning: Content warning: None. Pits of dark liquid at a forest site, seized drug packets and detained suspects; no injuries shown. Watch at source. Graphic level: none.

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Nigerian Navy (Directorate of Naval Information) · Operation Delta Sentinel: Nigerian Navy uncovers 114,500 litres of petroleum products, arrests 10 suspects in anti-crime operations (@NigerianNavy)

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Captured 15 October 2026. Time captured: not stated. Releasing authority: Nigerian Navy (Directorate of Naval Information). Location: Rivers and Delta States, Nigeria.

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