The Nigerian Navy has launched a military operation code name- Operation Delta Sanity 11.In a statement signed by the Director of Information -Commodore Adams-Aliu, the Honourable Minister of State for Petroleum Resources – Oil, Senator Hieneken Lokpobiri PhD, flagged off the Operation DELTA SANITY II at Nigerian Navy Ship PATHFINDER, in Port Harcourt Rivers State on Monday.
Senator Lokpobiri while commending the Navy on the achievements, confirmed that these successes contributed significantly to increasing Nigeria’s crude oil production to about 1.8million barrels per day.Meanwhile the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla had in January this year launched Operation Delta Sanity as a major anti-crude oil theft operation with the deployment of personnel, patrol boats, helicopters and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles on aggressive surveillance and interdiction operations across the Niger Delta area in line with the President’s directive to eradicate crude oil theft and ramp up Nigeria’s production for an improved economy.The Chief of the Naval Staff stated that Operation DELTA SANITY IIwould build on the successes of Operation DELTA SANITY I but would involve increased Aerial surveillance through improved deployment of Maritime Domain Awareness infrastructure, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Armed Attack Drones. He added that the operation will also incorporate non-kinetic measures, improved collaboration with sister services, security agencies and all relevant stakeholders to ensure continuous increase in Nigeria’s crude oil production to over 2 million barrels per day.He charged all participating Commands, Units and Establishments to strive towards realising the desired operational objectives of Operation DELTA SANITY.
