Rivers State Sole Administrator, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rted) has called for the effective prosecution of oil thieves to curb the rampant economic sabotage crippling Nigeria’s oil and gas sector.
Papers News reports that Ibas made this known on Friday while hosting the Senate Committee on Incessant Crude Oil Theft, led by its Chairman, Senator Ned Nwoko, at the Government House in Port Harcourt.
In a statement issued by his media aide, Hector Igbikiowubo, Ibas stressed that weak punishment for offenders emboldens criminality, depriving the nation of critical revenue needed for development.
