Operation Delta Safe
26 Aug
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division Nigerian Army, Major General Jamal Abdussalam, who also served as Land Component Commander, Joint Task Force (South-South) Operation Delta Safe, has charged troops with combat readiness, and proficiency in modern warfare, while securing national infrastructure and ensuring the smooth execution of strategic operations. Represented by Brigadier General Sani…
9 Jun
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has tasked members of the Joint Task Force South South, alias Operation Delta Safe, to intensify the fight against oil theft and illegal refineries in the state, describing those involved as enemies of the state.
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Personnel of Operation Delta Safe deployed by the state Police Command to the River Niger Head Bridge have arrested a 43-year-old suspected
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The air component of Nigeria’s military’s special taskforce, “Operation Delta Safe’’ bombarded several illegal oil refining sites and other bases of economic saboteurs in Rivers on Friday and Saturday.
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