The Joint Special Forces have busted a syndicate siphoning crude oil from Chevron/NNPC rigs on the high sea in Ondo state, Southwest Nigeria. Bibopere Ajube, leader of the Galaxy Security Services in Ilaje Local Council Area of the state, who led the special military forces, discovered the evacuation points of the bunkering syndicate. 'Two monster boats used for the illicit operations by the syndicate were located at different points where they were hidden within suspended residential raft houses at Awoye island community,' Mr Ajube said in Akure on Tuesday.
January 17, 2023Nigeria is losing around 600,000 barrels of crude oil daily due to the activities of vandals and oil thieves.
"Two monster boats used for the illicit operations by the syndicate were located at different points where they were hidden within suspended residential raft houses at Awoye island community," Mr Ajube said in Akure on Tuesday. Mr Kyari explained that the company uncovered the illegal oil connection from Forcados Terminal which operated for nine years.
Speaking further, Mr Ajube said they were able to track down the rigs from which the syndicate illegally siphoned the crude oil on the Atlantic Ocean through intelligence gathering. While lamenting the activities of the oil bunkering syndicate, he noted that the act had undermined the economy of the nation.
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