ABUJA — The federal government will disclose the identities of high-profile individuals behind crude oil theft in the country says Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesperson
Shehu said this on Friday while speaking on ‘daily politics’, a Trust TV programme.
According to him, this move is a part of the Federal government’s effort to rid the country’s economy of sabotage.
He noted that security operatives had recently raided locations where illegal oil bunkering thrives.
He hinted there might be cases of some law enforcement agents engaging in the illegal act, adding that new measures were being taken to put a stop to it.
“Oil theft is being tackled. The big problem we have in this country is that we ought to see more commitment from communities in assisting law enforcement agents,” Shehu said.
“In some cases where some actors in the law enforcement are complicit, it becomes bad.
“We used to fight the OPEC for more quotas; now, they have given us and we are not able to meet up. This is embarrassing. As we speak today, all security agencies like the Nigerian army and navy are massively involved in stopping this act.
“I am hopeful that in the next few days, the office of the national security adviser will be presenting to the nation – the big men – who are promoters of this kind of business as they are being caught and illegal refineries are being bombed out.
“The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is also installing a monitoring capacity to detect or advise immediately when sabotage of oil pipelines happens.”
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