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NNPCL discovers 220 illegal refineries in one week
Security operatives discovered 220 illegal refineries in Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, and Abia states in one week, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has said.
This was contained in its documentary titled: ‘War on Crude Oil Theft’, posted on its X handle.
It said: “In the past week, 220 illegal refineries were discovered and confiscated in Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, and Abia states, between August 10 and 16, and 416 cases by several incidence sources of Tantita Security Services, Shell Petroleum Development Company, Nigeria Agip Oil Company, Command and Control Centre, and government security agencies.
“Also, 33 suspects were arrested.”
The company added that the war on crude oil theft is on and the industry wise security collaboration on hydrocarbon infrastructure continues to record remarkable progress.
It noted that oil gushes from an illegal connection on a major pipeline in Brass, Bayelsa State, while 33 illegal connections were also uncovered in Ikesi, West Boma, Sapele, Brass and Tukubu in Bayelsa State, where a vandalised pipeline is undergoing repair.
Some illegal connections were also found in Tunbe and Ebube, Rivers State.
The documentary said 15 vandalised pipelines in the well head were reported in Delta State, leading to five cases of oil spill in several sites. Fifteen illegal storage sites housing reservoirs and sacks of stolen crude were seized in Delta, Rivers and Imo states.
The firm also said 48 Virtual Artificial Intelligence System (VAI) infractions were reported at sea, while 63 wooden boats were seized. Eleven vehicles were arrested on land in Rivers and Delta States.
The documentary added that 48 of these incidences happened in the deep blue water, 25 in the western region, 112 in the central region and 231 in the eastern region.
The NNPCL however vowed ‘there would be no backing down on the war against crude oil theft’.
The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, on Wednesday, announced the date for the online registration of prospective 2024 batch C stream I corps members.
The management said the exercise will commence on Thursday, 14 November, 2024.
This was made known in a post on the official X handle of the NYSC on Wednesday.
“Online Registration for 2024 Batch ‘C’ SC Stream I commences 14th November 2024,” the statement read.
The orientation course will commence later on a date to be announced by the NYSC management.
Few months after many Nigerian were deported, the Department for Combating Illegal Migration in Libya has deported seven Nigerians, three Bangladeshis, and three Ghanaians detained at the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre.
The deportees were flown out of Libya via Benina International Airport in Benghazi.
in a statement on their X handle on Tuesday, confirmed that these individuals were deported for violating Libyan law.
The statement read, “DCIM deported 13 migrants (3 Bangladeshis, 3 Ghanaians, and 7 Nigerians) from the Qanfoudah Immigration Detention Centre via Benina International Airport in Benghazi. All individuals, ,,,were deported for violating laws in force in the Libyan state.”
At the time of filing this report, total number of deported Nigerians still sketchy.
Abia House of Assembly directs Deputy Gov Engr Ikechukwu Emetu to issue an unreserved apology to the house over assault on the member representing Ohafia South, Hon Kalu Mba Nwoke.
The motion which was moved by the member representing Ukwa West , Godwin Adiele was supported by other members
Kalu Mba Nwoke was reportedly assaulted at the Ohafia Local government Secretariat on Saturday, 2nd of November 2024( date of the just concluded local government elections)
The lawmaker alledged that he was assaulted on the orders of the Deputy Gov Engr Ikechukwu Emetu because he demanded that election result sheets should be available before the elections.
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