Operatives of the Joint Task Force special squad code named  Operation  Pulo Shield  operating in the Southern Ijaw local government area of Bayelsa state have arrested  four suspected oil thieves, and  seized an oil vessel loaded with substance suspected to be crude oil.

In a statement by the JTF spokesperson  Lt. Col. Mustapha  Anka, made available to journalists, the suspects which includes three men  and one  woman  were arrested on board  an  oil laden barge along Igbematuru waterways, while the barge and products are presently under their custody.

In another development, the  JTF  has  destroyed   two  illegal refinery   camps along the Burutu waters  in Burutu local government area of Delta state.

According to the JTF image maker, 203 drums containing illegally refined  products  and local wooden boats were set ablaze by the soldiers.

Lt. Col. Anka warned  that  the special squad of the JTF will leave no stone unturned during the Christmas period, in making sure that criminals are  brought to book.

Meanwhile,  soldiers  of  the Joint Task  Force   who recently paraded  over twenty suspected  oil thieves, and  Naval  officers have intensified its patrol along the Delta waterways, to ensure a  safe water ways for business.