According to former President Olusegun Obasanjo, bunkering and vandalism are the most challenging problems he had to deal with during his eight-year tenure as Nigeria’s leader. While receiving Ade Abolurin (rtd), the former Corp Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp at his Hill top residence in Abeokuta on Tuesday, Obasanjo made the comments. Obasanjo... Read More

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February 26, 2015

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Olusegun Adeniyi: Let’s discuss the issue of oil theft in Niger Delta

by Olusegun Adeniyi We are losing revenue; 400,000 barrels of crude oil are lost on a daily basis due to illegal bunkering, vandalism and production shut-in. I have to clarify that it is not as if the entire 400,000 barrels is stolen, no. It had been a long day and as the session with the... Read More

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October 15, 2014

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Oil thieves arrested in Delta, illegal refineries taken apart

by Tony Tamuno The anti-oil bunkering squad of the Joint Task Force, Operation Pulo Shield, has arrested seven suspected oil thieves in Delta State. Spokesman of Operation Pulo Shield, Lt. Col. Mustapha Anka, said the suspects, who operated a truck containing 160 drums of stolen oil, were arrested along Nonwa Tai road‎. The truck was... Read More

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September 30, 2013

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BUSTED: Navy arrests 5 foreigners for smuggling petroleum products (PICTURED)

by Tutu Akinlabi The Nigerian Navy Task Force in Badagry area of Lagos State has apprehended five foreigners whose specialty was illegally conveying petroleum products from pipeline vandals in Nigeria across the Seme border. The suspects, four Beninoise teenagers and a 50-year-old Ghanaian, were caught in the act while transporting 113 50-litre jerrycans filled with... Read More

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August 21, 2013

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“I did it to save my wife’s life” – Suspected pipeline vandal confesses (PICTURED)

by ‘Jola Sotubo This was the story of 20 year old Owoye Ebiwe, an indigene of Ondo state who was one of ten suspected pipeline vandals apprehended by the Special Task Force on Anti-Pipeline vandalism. The suspects were on Monday paraded by operatives of the task force. According to reports, the criminals were caught red-handed... Read More

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June 27, 2012

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Taking 419 to the big leagues: firms offer up to $10 million discounts on Nigerian oil

by Tolu Orekoya Nigerian scammers have spread their wings and graduated to the big leagues, invading the oil sector. In a report by Reuters, no-name firms are claiming to be in the Nigerian oil big-leagues and able to provide thousands of barrels of oil at such a deep discount the buyer could potentially save up to $10... Read More

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These were some of the major challenges of my administration – Obasanjo

Olusegun Adeniyi: Let’s discuss the issue of oil theft in Niger Delta

Oil thieves arrested in Delta, illegal refineries taken apart

BUSTED: Navy arrests 5 foreigners for smuggling petroleum products (PICTURED)

“I did it to save my wife’s life” – Suspected pipeline vandal confesses (PICTURED)

Taking 419 to the big leagues: firms offer up to $10 million discounts on Nigerian oil

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