Nigeria's military stated that it had destroyed 13 illegal refineries in the restive Niger Delta oil hub. Earlier April, the federal government announced its plan to legalize the illegal refineries aiming to restore peace in the Delta.

The Nigerian army has arrested several suspected members of a militant group called the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), thought to be behind recent attacks on oil pipelines in the restive Delta region.

The Nigeria Army (NAPL) has commissioned its first oil and gas filling station, that was recently built in Minna, Niger state capital. The army plans to build filling stations in 36 states of Nigeria in total.