The Nigerian Navy’s “Operation Delta Sanity,” launched for increased maritime surveillance, led to the arrest of over 14 rogue oil vessels in Rivers State alone in the first quarter of this year. This is in addition to 90 badges, 74 suspects, companies and organisations nabbed for the pillaging. The mess highlights the escalation of oil theft and attempts to contain it. With Nigeria’s present economic maelstrom, tightening the noose on marauders in its maritime space has…
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