CRUDE OIL THEFT THREATENS GLOBAL PEACE - UDUAGHAN

THE persistence of crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region where over 400,000 barrels per day are stolen may threaten world peace and democracy if concerted action is not taken to curb it, Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Eweta Uduaghan, has said.


Speaking at an African Business Roundtable-organized workshop on combating emerging threats held on the sidelines of the ongoing United Nations General Assembly in New York, Uduaghan explained that with 90 per cent of the stolen oil exported, the cash return is enough to empower individuals and organizations engaged in the theft to destabilise democracies in the West African sub-region.

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