In a statement issued on Sunday, May 25, NAF spokesman, Air Commodore Ehimen Ejodame, said the operations were carried out by personnel from the 115 Special Operations Group, which hosts the Air Component of Operation DELTA SAFE.
“NAF has intensified air operations in the Niger Delta, recording significant successes in the ongoing fight against crude oil theft and the protection of vital national assets,” he said.
“Through its 115 SOG, which hosts the Air Component of Operation DELTA SAFE, NAF has maintained a high tempo of aerial missions across the region, dismantling illegal refining sites and disrupting the logistics of criminal networks.”
According to Ejodame, the air component flew over 173 missions and 265 sorties between January and May 2025, logging roughly 270 flying hours in operations across Ondo, Edo, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, and Cross River states.
