Suspected oil thieves abandon 1.8m litres of crude oil in Rivers (Punch)

Suspected oil thieves took to their heels and abandoned about 1.8 million litres of crude oil believed to have been stolen from pipelines, the Nigerian Navy has said.

The Executive Officer, Nigerian Navy Ship Pathfinder, Capt. Victor Choji, showed the seized crude oil to newsmen on Friday in Onne, Rivers State.

Choji said that the abandoned petroleum product was stored inside a vessel, MT Anton, which anchored at Sam Bartholomew Waterways in Onne. Read more