Root out crude oil thieves by May 29, Buhari orders security agencies

Muhammadu Buhari has tasked security agencies to crack down on crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region by May 29 2023 stressing that the government can no longer tolerate criminality " >President Muhammadu Buhari has tasked security agencies to crack down on crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region by May 29, 2023, stressing that the government can no longer tolerate criminality.

Port Harcourt state of Rivers respectively " >The Minister of State, Chief of Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, gave the directive, on behalf of the president, while addressing the troops of the Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe yesterday, in Effurum, Delta state and Port Harcourt, state of Rivers, respectively.

Nigeria can no longer tolerate the activities of criminals who have destabilized crude oil productions through their crimes in recent years said a statement from Senior Adviser Media and Communications to State Minister Horatius Egua " >Sylva said Nigeria can no longer tolerate the activities of criminals who have destabilized crude oil productions through their crimes in recent years, said a statement from Senior Adviser (Media and Communications) to State Minister Horatius Egua.

“The president has given us the mandate to eradicate the theft of crude oil. He has ordered that no liter of crude oil be stolen in the country again, especially in the South South. He wants to completely eliminate the oil thief by May 29, 2023 as one of the legacies of his government. This is the message of the president. We are not where we want to be but we are happy with what we are seeing. ” he said.

Federal Government s renewed efforts to address the threat of crude oil thieves the country s daily crude oil production was about 900 000 barrels per day but expanded security efforts by the Federal Government have helped shore up production to about 1 5 million barrels per day " >Before the Federal Government’s renewed efforts to address the threat of crude oil thieves, the country’s daily crude oil production was about 900,000 barrels per day, but expanded security efforts by the Federal Government have helped shore up production. to about 1.5 million. barrels per day.

The minister added: “I am happy to hear that morale is high here. We were here a few months ago to hand over the mandate of Mr. President and it is to ensure that there is zero tolerance for the oil thief in the region. We want to thank them for what they have done so far, but there is still a long way to go before we reach 100%,” said Sylva.

He noted that “Nigerians have noticed what you are doing, managers in the oil industry have noticed what you are doing, and indeed the international community has noticed what you are doing. We are happy with the improvement that we are seeing in the oil and gas sector. We’ve seen significant improvement and that’s why we’re here at the president’s mandate to thank you for what you’re doing. He has said that there should be no reason why Nigeria should lose an essential product that is the lifeblood of the country.”

“We are here to ask you to redouble your efforts so that we can tell Nigerians and the president that we have zero tolerance for the theft of crude oil,” the minister said.

He said that when the team visited the region about three months ago under President Muhammadu Buhari, the situation was very disturbing, noting that “today we have seen a significant change in the whole matter and we are happy about it. We want to come back in a few months to show Nigerians that we have successfully tackled the problem of oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the country.”

While he again thanked the combined team of security agencies for their efforts, he urged them not to let up on the feat they have achieved so far, adding that “in the future we want to have zero tolerance for the crude oil thief in the country.

NNPC Limited Mallam Mele Kyari revealed that the federal government has set up a special court to expedite the trials of criminal elements involved in oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region " >In a brief comment, the chief executive of the group, NNPC Limited, Mallam Mele Kyari, revealed that the federal government has set up a special court to expedite the trials of criminal elements involved in oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region.

Kyari, who also expressed his thanks to the troops for the excellent job they were doing in restoring confidence in the pipelines, said he was confident that full confidence in crude oil production would be restored in the shortest possible time.

He also expressed his confidence in the collaboration between the security agencies and the private security company contracted by NNPC Limited in the campaign to restore full confidence in the sector.

The Chief of the Defense Staff, General Lucky Irabor, in his statements urged the troops to remain firm in the campaign to end the oil thieves in the country!

CEO of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission NUPRC Ing Gbenga Komolafe and the director s bid Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority NMDPRA Ingr Farouk Ahmed " >The members of the minister’s team, apart from Kyari and Irabor, were Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo, CEO of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Ing. Gbenga Komolafe and the director’s bid Executive of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) Ingr. Farouk Ahmed.

Others are the Commander of Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Aminu Hassan, senior government officials in the oil and gas sector, as well as senior military officials.

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