Nine illegal refineries sites commonly called ‘Kpofire’ in local parlance have been uncovered in three communities in Bayelsa State.
The communities are Okordia, Zarama, Biseni in Yenagoa Local Government Area, and the boundary communities of Ibelebiri and Otuege(Agba) in Ogbia Local Government Area of the State.
The uncovered a total of nine illegal refineries sites with a combined total daily production estimated to be more than one million barrels per day (bpd).
The discovery was made possible through the efforts of security operatives in the ongoing war against crude oil theft and illegal refineries in the Niger Delta region.
Speaking with journalists at the site of one of the busted illegal refineries located 8 kilometers inside the swamp forest of the Zarama Clan, the Spokesman and Mobilisation Officer of Daven Oil and Security Enterprises, Comrade Okardi Yogo, said a total number of nine sites have so far been uncovered during the operation.
