FG Discovers Illegal Pipeline Connections In Abia State
Afnews Editor
Aug 28, 2023
FG Discovers Illegal Pipeline Connections In Abia State
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An unauthorized oil connection was found on Saturday by a delegation sent by President Bola Tinubu to assess the oil theft situation in the Niger Delta.
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According to the statement released by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the country loses an average of $7.2 million monthly from the illegal connection discovered in Owaza, Abia State.
NNPCL added that clandestine refineries and the environmental devastation the team saw translated into severe economic losses for the nation.
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The delegation, led by the Minister of Defence, Malam Muhammed Badaru, has service chiefs and the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, as members.
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Other members are Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Mr Ekperipe Ekpo, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, and Mele Kyari, Group Chief Executive Officer, NNPC Ltd.
Also on the team are the Commander of "Operation Delta Safe,ÔÇØ Rear Admiral Olusegun Ferreira, operatives of security agencies, and chief executive officers of regulatory agencies in the oil and gas sector.
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The team visited the Trans-Niger Pipeline's right of way in Owaza, Abia, where an array of dismantled illegal connections were observed.
"We are ready to do whatever it takes for a peaceful Niger Delta,ÔÇØ Badaru stated, urging the perpetrators to "cease and desist from crude oil theft and economic sabotage.ÔÇØ
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