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Parts of the once-thriving ecosystem in Nigeria’s oil-rich delta have been transformed into an ecological dead zone because of oil bunkering – the practice of siphoning oil from pipelines.
Oil pirates puncture holes in pipelines, steal the crude oil, and then transport it to be sold on the black market or to be refined.
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Source: straitstimes.com
PHILIP NWOSU
The Nigerian Navy said it arrested over 80 vessels within the last three years for various maritime offences including oil theft.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ette Ibas, disclosed this at the closing ceremony of the multi-national annual maritime exercise code-named OBANGAME EXPRESS 2019, saying that the vessels were arrested for various acts of maritime illegalities.
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Source: sunnewsonline.com
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