Illegal bunkering
22 Oct
Troops from the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army have dismantled 32 illegal bunkering sites and destroyed 54 locally constructed boats used for oil theft in the Niger Delta region.
10 Jun
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested nine suspects for engaging in illegal oil activities in a forest boundary between Rivers and Abia.
8 Jun
The Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has restated The Federal Government’s commitment to tackling illegal bunkering, pipel
7 Jun
The Association of Nigeria Refineries Petroleum Marketers (ANRPM), yesterday, vowed to flush out all forms of illegalities in the petroleum sector in the Niger Delta region.
1 Mar
The Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Formoso has handed over a motor fishing trawler, Trade Wind, and 13 crew members to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged illegal bunkering in Bayelsa.
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To a very large extent, it has become apparent that those in the corridor of power care less about the welfare and well-being of local residents of oil-bearing communities. This was exhibited in the recent on-the-spot visit of members
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An explosion at an illegal artisanal crude oil refinery site in Rivers State has killed 12 persons. The Guardian gathered that the incident occurred in Obiafor 1 and 2, Obrikom area of Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area (ONELGA).
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