{"id":144307,"date":"2022-02-04T17:22:56","date_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=144307"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:23:22","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T16:23:22","slug":"navy-destroys-175-illegal-refining-sites-arrests-27-vessels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/02\/04\/navy-destroys-175-illegal-refining-sites-arrests-27-vessels\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy destroys 175 illegal refining sites, arrests 27 vessels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy on Friday said that the command had deactivated 175 illegal refining sites and arrested 27 vessels within 11 months.<\/p>\n<p>The outgone Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) Eastern Naval Command, Rear Adm. Sanusi Ibrahim, stated this in Calabar while handing over the leadership of the command to his successor, Rear Adm. 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