Transparency Group Petitions President Over Suspected Navy Oil Theft

The Coalition of Niger Delta Stakeholders Forum transparency group has petitioned Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari over his alleged complicity with navy personnel suspected of crude oil theft and other illicit activities, reports This Day (Lagos).

Despite efforts by several anti-crude oil surveillance contractors, navy personnel have not been stopped from participating in theft and pipeline vandalism.

The petition signed on Wednesday calls for investigations into cases of misconduct, insubordination, theft of natural resources and acts of treason among navy leadership.

Activists pointed to a Jan. 14 incident in which the Nigerian navy interrogated Tantita Security operatives on the basis of apprehending a vessel that was suspected of containing stolen crude oil.