Nigerian Navy seizes vessels carrying stolen crude worth $8.6 million

The Nigerian Navy has intercepted two vessels laden with stolen crude oil valued at approximately $8.6 million in an operation targeting theft at a wellhead in the Calabar/Akwa Ibom Joint Operation Area. Over 939 metric tons of crude were seized, and 26 crew members were detained during the midnight raid on April 8, executed with intelligence support and aerial surveillance. Military assets, including a naval ship and helicopter, were deployed to secure the vessels and transfer them to a jetty f