Saturday, July 20, 2024 -The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, says the days of crude oil thieves are numbered.
He assured that the military was taking
steps to crack down on the crude oil thieves.
Speaking to newsmen on Friday after he
briefed President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, Abuja, he lamented that
for over two decades, Nigeria, one of Africa’s largest oil producers, has
grappled with a significant oil theft challenge.
CDS Musa also assured Nigerians that the
military would play its part to ensure that the country meets its crude oil
production target of 2.1 million barrels per day.
He vowed, “For the criminals, those that are
hell-bent on stealing our infrastructure, stealing our crude for whatever
reasons, their days are numbered they should be rest assured that we are coming
after them.”
CDS Musa lamented that the country loses an
estimated 200,000 barrels of oil per day to theft, representing about 10% of
its daily production, explaining that it occurs primarily through pipeline
vandalism and illegal bunkering, where oil is siphoned off and sold in the
black market.
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