Nigeria: Navy Arrests Vessel With 650 Metric Tonnes of Stolen Crude

An official said the vessel sailing under the flag of Sao Tomé and Principe with 12 crew members onboard, was arrested on 23 July within Nigerian waters.

The Eastern Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy has arrested an oil product tanker MT FILIA (IMO No. 8662684) with 650 metric tonnes of stolen crude oil valued at over N660 million.

The ENC Operations Officer, Abubakar Umar, a naval commodore, announced the arrest at a media briefing in Calabar on Tuesday, stating the feat was achieved…