Oil theft Now down from 100000barrels to 40000barrel- Dr. Uduaghan

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Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Nigeria’s Delta state said on Thursday in Abuja that the volume of oil theft in the Niger Delta had reduced from 100,000 barrels to 40,00 barrels per day.

Uduaghan disclosed this while fielding questions from State House correspondents after a meeting with President Goodluck Jonathan at the Presidential villa.

The governor said that although the quantity of the stolen crude was still on the high side, with proactive measures by government, the menace would be checked.

Specifically, he said that if the culprits of oil theft were prosecuted and sanctioned accordingly and the right technology deployed for monitoring, the crime would drastically reduce.