EFCC Raids Illegal Oil Refinery in Ogun State

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has discovered an unauthorized oil refinery operated by Chinese nationals in the Ogere area of Ogun State.

The operation was executed on Saturday, October 31, 2026, by the Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 of the EFCC, based on prior intelligence and monitoring of illegal sludge oil refiners.

Upon arrival, EFCC operatives found the refinery unoccupied, though waste materials from the refining process were present at the site.

During the raid, several underground tanks suspected of being used for heating and processing sludge oil were identified. Two of these tanks contained substances believed to be Automotive Gas Oil, commonly referred to as diesel.