Troops destroy illegally refined petroleum products in Akwa Ibom

A Joint Task Force comprising personnel of the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy on Thursday destroyed illegally refined petroleum products in Akwa Ibom State.

The Assistant Director of Army Public Relations, 2 Brigade Nigerian Army, Capt. Samuel Akari, disclosed this to journalists in the Eket local government area of the state on Friday.

The operations were carried out by soldiers from army formations in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, and the Navy counterparts at Esit Urua in Eket LGA and Ukpenekang in Ibeno LGA.