OIL THEFT: UNFOUNDED ALLEGATION BY ALLEGED OWNER OF MERCHANT VESSEL CECILIA
The Nigerian Navy (NN) and Operation DELTA SAFE (OPDS) have said it is aware of the spurious and baseless allegations by the alleged owner of Merchant Vessel (MV) CECILIA who recently claimed that their vessel was seized and burnt by the NN. Navy Director of Information, Commodore AO Ayo-Vaughan, in a statement on Sunday, said MV CECILIA has been a vessel of interest and was being tracked for allegations of oil theft, stating that the vessel was arrested on August 15, 2023, with products suspected to be illegally refined AGO...