Security Chiefs, GMD NNPCL Brainstorm to Tackle Oil Theft, Boost Production
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The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa, has assured Nigerians that oil production will increase in the next few months as security forces tackle oil theft and criminality in the South-South region.
Speaking during a briefing with newsmen, General Musa said, “We want to assure all Nigerians that the South-South region will be cleared of vandalism, oil theft, and other criminalities. This has been a long-standing issue, but President M Bola Tinubu has mandated us to ensure the region is secured and criminal activities are curtailed.”
The meeting, attended by heads of security and intelligence agencies, to review ongoing operations and brainstorm strategies to increase oil production.
General Musa emphasized the need for collaboration, saying, “This time, we want to do things differently. We will harmonize all operations under a joint task force within the next three months, and we expect to see results.”
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Musa stated that the Joint Task Force, with the land components of all the other agencies, would work together to bring results.
The Group Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari, noted the President’s directive to provide adequate security in the Niger-Delta region to boost production. “We have seen progress, but we need substantial value in production,” Kyari said.
PRNigeria reports Nigeria’s daily oil production increased from 1.251 million barrels per day in May to 1.276mbpd in July, according to the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC in its Monthly Oil Market Report for the June.
While fielding questions from newsmen, Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, assured Nigerians that in the days ahead, they were going to see results.
Egbetokun said, “We accept that we have challenges, but we must all come together to solve them. So we need the cooperation of all agencies, we need the cooperation of the citizens. We need to take every step that we need to take to address all these issues.”
In attendance were the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, and other top security officials.
By PRNigeria
