The team also intercepted a silver Toyota Camry suspected of conveying illegally refined petroleum products.
Mr Folorunsho said, “The Nigerian Navy remains resolute in sustaining operations against illegal resource extraction and other maritime crimes.”
“The location served as a meeting point and operational base for criminals who emerged from adjoining creeks to coordinate attacks,” he said.
He said the site also showed clear indications of recent crude oil theft activity.
Mr Folorunsho reaffirmed the Nigerian Navy’s commitment to sustaining intelligence-led operations.
He said the election would be held in the 1,354 polling units across the six local government areas that make up the senatorial district.
Mr Abbas described the new theatre as a major milestone for the Navy’s medical services.
About 260,000 litres of products suspected to be crude oil and 405,000 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) were discovered across the site.
The naval spokesman said the suspects were subsequently handed over to the SSS in line with established inter-agency cooperation protocols for further investigation and action.
The Nigerian Navy intercepted 130 bags of smuggled foreign parboiled rice during an anti-smuggling operation along the Badagry waterways in Lagos.
