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HOW NNS BEECROFT FRUSTRATED HUGE SIPHONING OF PETROLEUM PRODUCTS IN LAGOS

In its intensified efforts at protecting critical national infrastructure, the NNS BEECROFT patrol team, in collaboration with the Maritime Component of Operation AWATSE, have discovered two punctured points along the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) pipeline. The points served as a conduit pipe by saboteurs where they connect hoses and pumping machines to siphon huge quantities of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), conveyed along the pipeline, thereby posing a significant threat to the nation's products availability as well as the economic well-being of Nigerians.  This was disclosed by the Base...
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ILLEGAL BUNKERING: NNS BEECROFT THWARTS OPERATION, ARREST EIGHT

In a swift and proactive response to stall activities of economic saboteurs, NNS BEECROFT patrol team vectored by the state-of-the-art Maritime Domain Awareness Facility, the Falcone Eye Alignment, intercepted a large wooden boat on 25th October, 2023 about 0230 within Lagos anchorage. This wooden boat laden with eight crew, over 300 drums, pumping machines, and other equipment was prevented from getting to its destination to perpetrate illegal bunkering, which could have robbed the nation of a huge quantity of products for consumption by Nigerians. The suspects were identified as Mr....