The Nigerian Navy has seized three vessels — MT Mkpodu, MT Westaf AF, and MT Steliosk — found carrying suspected stolen crude oil in southern Nigerian waters, arresting 26 crew members in the process. The operations, conducted on 8 and 10 April near a wellhead in the Calabar/Akwa Ibom joint operations area (in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region), were enabled by intelligence shared between the Navy, the National Security Adviser's office, and the Defence Headquarters, with aerial support from a naval helicopter. The seizures, involving over 939 metric tons of crude valued at more than ₦4 billion (roughly $2.6 million USD), highlight ongoing efforts to curb crude oil theft, which costs Nigeria — Africa's largest oil producer — billions of dollars in lost revenue each year.