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From Uche Usim, Abuja
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and the International Oil Companies (IOCs) are synergizing on tackling the perennial challenge that has seen the government losing billions of naira annually to sabotage.
General Manager, Group Security Department, NNPC, Mr. Sam Otoboeze, who made the disclosure in Abuja yesterday explained the joint operation was meant to complement the efforts of government in securing operations of the oil and gas sector.
He said the one-stop-shop security machinery was tailored at professionally and effectively securing the oil and gas environment in line with global best practices for the good of the national economy.
He added that the security synergy would significantly improve oil production by plugging hitherto existing lacuna so that government would make enough money from oil and gas to fund its annual budget effectively.
He revealed that the NNPC had since rolled out a robust community security engagement mechanism where members of oil bearing communities were engaged to secure the oil facilities within their domain, stressing that the strategy was paying off with a drastic drop in oil and gas facility breaches.
He decried the recent upsurge of job and crude oil fraudsters plaguing the NNPC, adding that efforts were in top gear to set up a special security desk in collaboration with security agencies to crack down on the scammers.
He stated that the department was deploying all strategies to raise security awareness among members of staff to reduce the incidence of staff kidnapping and domestic theft.
