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Nigeria Ask Oil Importer To Shun Stolen Crude

Oil friendly nations to Nigeria have been urged to criminalize oil theft in their various countries to reduce the rising tide of the incidence in … Continue reading Nigeria Ask Oil Importer To Shun Stolen Crude


Oil friendly nations to Nigeria have been urged to criminalize oil theft in their various countries to reduce the rising tide of the incidence in the country.

The Minister of State for Defence, Olushola Obada added that oil theft affects the very nerve of Nigeria’s economy hence the need for the country’s allies to cut off the market for such products.

On his part the visiting British Minister for International Security, Andrew Morris assured Nigerians of Britain’s readiness to support the country in the protection of its territorial integrity.

He said like Nigeria, Britain has proscribed the Islamic militant group Boko Haram as a terrorist group and will work with Nigeria to protect it against groups that pose a threat to the nation’s security and economy.