The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Abia command, has arrested 28 suspects in connection with pipeline vandalism and illegal bunkering from September to date in the state.
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The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has stated that the vandalism of crude oil pipelines dropped by 32.93 per cent, from 82 cases in April 2017 to 55 cases in May, 2017.
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The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), on Monday, said it had constituted a surveillance team to curb activities of vandals along the petroleum pipelines across the country.
A Niger Delta group, the Grassroots Initiative for Peace and Social Orientation (GIPSO), has declared that the people of the region are ready to back the Federal Government in its quest to resolve the lingering problem of the region.
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC) on Monday, said pipeline vandalism in the country had dropped to 20 per cent.
Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, yesterday said Nigeria could generate 7000 megawatts of electricity if pipeline vandalism is effectively curtailed.
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Tukur Yusuf Buratai, has said the Nigeria Army would recruit 12,000 men this year to boost its operations across the country.
Host Communities of Nigeria Oil and Gas Producing areas (HOSTCOM) have demanded 50 per cent of oil blocs awarded in the Niger Delta region.
The Nigeria Navy said it had impounded a vessel and two large wooden boats both transporting 240,000 litres of stolen diesel worth N70 million.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Rivers Command, said it had arrested more than 2000 persons for alleged oil pipeline vandalism and other crimes between January and December.
