Will Nigeria Sentence Oil Thieves to Death?
The Senate is advocating the death penalty for oil thieves.
Shell barrel.
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Nigeria:
Mark Mulls Death Penalty for Oil Thieves
Daily Trust, 28 March 2013
Senate President David Mark said it has become imperative to consider death penalty for oil thieves in Nigeria. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Army Arrests 600 Suspected Oil Thieves
Daily Trust, 27 March 2013
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major-General Adebayo Olaniyi, yesterday said in Makurdi that 600 suspected oil thieves have been arrested in… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Suspected Oil Thieves Kill Soldier in Delta
Vanguard, 25 March 2013
SUSPECTED oil thieves, Sunday night, allegedly shot dead a soldier and confiscated his rifle following a disagreement over protection fee in a riverine community in Delta State. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Oil Theft and Illegal Refineries in Rivers
Daily Trust, 24 March 2013
Our reporter presents a stunning account of illegal refineries in Rivers State, an activity which alone produces 180,00 barrels of crude every day Read more »
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Nigeria:
Soldiers Move Against Oil Thieves in Bayelsa, Rivers
Leadership, 21 March 2013
There was pandemonium in the coastal communities of Bayelsa and Rivers States following heavy movement of armed soldiers along the waterways and creeks in a military operation that… Read more »
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The National Security and Civil Defence Corps have arrested 60 "pipeline vandals" suspected of siphoning petrol. Read more »