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Over 112 illegal refineries have been discovered in the creeks of Ikwere Local Government Area of Rivers State. The Chairman, mr. Samuel Nwanosike said at the week end that most of the site were located in the Ogbodo community of the state. The government said his primary concern was to ensure that the health of the people were not jeopardised. Wike berated the police for being complicit in the criminal act of ilegal oil bunkering saying they were not commited to the fight to stop the operations.Wike frowned at the inability of the police to arrest members of the illegal bunkering cartel operating at athe Ibaa community in the Ikwerre Local Government Area.