Group Chief Executive Officer of the NNPC Limited, Mele Kyari, has called for the establishment of a special court to rule on theft of Crude Oil in Nigeria.
He further seeks the support of the judiciary in tackling the twin challenges of crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism.
He spoke at the National Judges Capacity Building Workshop on the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 organised by the National Judicial Institute (NJI) and INVESTIN 234, on Thursday in Abuja.
“In particular, is the recommendation that a special court be created to try those offences as they hinge on our survival as a country, and/or for such trials to be conducted under an accelerated hearing process by the issuance of Practice Directions to that effect, with concomitant sanctions to deter would-be offenders,” Kyari stated.
According to him, the gains of the PIA have been severely undermined by crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism.
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