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House of Representatives ad hoc committee set up to investigate crude oil theft and loss of revenue from gas has vowed to unveil identities of those behind oil theft in the country.
Hon. Kabiru Rurum, chairman of the committee, said this during a chat with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) ahead of its investigative hearing slated for today. He said the oil sector remained the major source of revenue for the country, adding that it was determined that the investigation would not be like the previous ones.
According to him, oil and gas are the major areas where the country gets its resources but the problem of oil theft has continued to go from bad to worse on a daily basis. “The purpose of the committee is to reveal who and who are the architects of what is going on in the area of crude oil theft.”
He said apportioning blame to security agencies would not suffice, adding that stakeholders in the oil sectors should be held responsible including Chevron, Shell, communities among others “We need to identify the culprits, this is the purpose of the investigation, everybody including critical stakeholders should come and tell us their side of the story.
