Nigeria, Nov. 3 -- The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered an illegal oil refinery allegedly operated by Chinese nationals in the Ogere area of Ogun State, where underground tanks containing substances suspected to be diesel were discovered.

The facility was found deserted when operatives of the commission's Lagos Zonal Directorate 2 stormed the premises on Saturday, 31 October, following intelligence gathering and surveillance of suspected illegal sludge oil refining activities.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the EFCC's Head of Media and Publicity, Dele Oyewale, said the discovery followed the commission's earlier operation against four illegal lithium processing plants in the area.

Although no operators w...