EFCC uncovers unlawful oil refinery linked to Chinese nationals in Ogun

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has found a suspected unlawful oil refinery allegedly linked to Chinese nationals within the Ogere space of Ogun State.

The facility was uncovered on Saturday, October 31, 2026, by operatives of the fee’s Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 following intelligence gathering and surveillance on suspected unlawful sludge oil processing actions.

In an announcement issued on Tuesday, the EFCC Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, mentioned the power was abandoned when operatives arrived, following an earlier raid on 4 unlawful lithium-processing crops within the space.

A search of the premises, nevertheless, led to the invention of waste supplies believed to have resulted from oil refining, alongside underground tanks suspected to have been used for heating and processing sludge oil.

The fee mentioned two of the tanks contained substances suspected to be Automotive Gas Oil, AGO, generally known as diesel.

Preliminary findings indicated that the operators allegedly obtained sludge oil, also referred to as black sludge, from Warri in Delta State and Port Harcourt in Rivers State earlier than transporting the fabric to Ogere for processing.

The EFCC defined that the suspected operators reportedly used intense warmth to course of the sludge oil, permitting lighter petroleum parts to go by chambers and filters in what investigators imagine was an try to supply diesel on the market within the Nigerian market.

Security personnel on the premises reportedly advised investigators that the Chinese nationals working the power had not revealed their identities or the identify of the corporate behind the enterprise.

The fee mentioned it had taken management of the premises whereas investigations continued to find out the identities of these behind the operation, set up possession of the power and verify the total extent of the suspected unlawful actions.

The EFCC described the invention as a part of its ongoing efforts to fight financial and environmental crimes.