 The Nigerian Navy has arrested 15 suspected crude oil thieves in Bayelsa state. They were arrested along the Akasa River in Brass' local government area of the state. Investigation by the Navy also led to the arrest of seven other accomplices. Our correspondent, Jesse Essay, completes this report. The suspects were arrested on December 6, 2021 by operatives of the Nigerian Navy ship NNS on board this vessel, MTT-4. The vessel was found to be transporting about 700,000 liters of illegally sourced crude oil which is worth 148 million Naira. The suspects are Nigerians and upon interrogation, they led the operatives to the source of the stolen crude where an unspecified amount of black gold was also discovered. The Navy went further to identify the source of the stolen crude and was led to the spot where about four dugout pits containing unspecified quantity of crude oil were discovered which is more than what was found on the vessel. The discovered storage pit has been reported to relevant oil and gas companies for evacuation. The arrest is one of the numerous successes recorded by the Nigerian Navy in its ongoing operation still operation Quiet Waters aimed at dominating the Nigerian maritime environment towards creating deterrence in order to create a secure maritime environment for economic activities to strive. Commodore Patrick Effer comments the federal government for the support of the Navy and wants maritime offenders to desist. It is noteworthy that the Nigerian Navy remains unwavering in its drive to read Nigeria's maritime environment from all forms of criminalities. This drive can be justified by the recently commissioned vessel by the president and commander in chief of the armed forces of Nigeria president Muamadu Bware and as I speak some of the newly commissioned vessels and other vessels at sea patrolling the nation's exclusive economic zone. It might interest you to know that the chief of the naval staff is currently at sea for exercise Quiet Waters. I must add that the arrest of MT-4 is one of the theories of arrest recently made by the Nigerian Navy. The suspects will be handed to the appropriate prosecuting agencies for trial. Just see a see plus TV news brass.