Three Chinese nationals have been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, after being found residing opposite a massive illegal refinery in Ogere-Remo, Ikenne Local Government Area of Ogun State, with an expired visitor’s stamp.
The foreigners were picked up on Wednesday during a joint enforcement operation by the EFCC and the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, at the illegal refinery site.
NMDPRA officials sealed the facility after underground tanks believed to have been used for heating and processing sludge oil, waste products from refining, and substances suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, otherwise known as diesel were discovered.
The underground storage facility behind the site has an estimated capacity of more than 90,000 litres, with underground heating systems, water hydrants for cooling, locally fabricated tanks and silos for separation.
