Crude oil theft: Mele Kyari laments, says “Illegal connections hit 4,800 in Niger Delta  

December 11, 2023 Blossom 0

There are over 4,800 illegal connections on crude oil pipelines in the Niger Delta region, according to Mr. Mele Kyari, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, or NNPCL. He described oil theft and vandalism in the region as a calamity and warned that this could thwart the Federal Government’s projections. Speaking yesterday in Abuja when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Appropriation on the proposed budget for 2024, Kyari said that the daily […]