Nigeria, May 11 -- The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), in a joint operation with the Nigerian Navy and the Nigerian Army, has dismantled a massive illegal artisanal refinery and an unauthorized petrol outlet operating at the Y-Junction area of Nkwelle Ezunaka, in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra state.

According to theState Commandant of the NSCDC, Commandant Maku Olatunde, in a statement issued on Sunday by the Spokesman of the command, SC Okadigbo Edwin, the illegal operation, which had been running underground, was uncovered following credible intelligence suggesting unwholesome and illegal dealings in petroleum products within the vicinity.

Maku revealed that the operation was carried out on Saturday, May 10, 2...