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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, says it uncovered no fewer than 83 illegal refineries in the Niger Delta in the last seven days.<\/p>\n

The NNPCL disclosed this on its X handle on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to the company, it discovered 15 illegal pipeline connections within the same period.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past week, 15 illegal pipeline connections and 83 illegal refineries have been uncovered in the Niger Delta.<\/p>\n

\u201c83 illegal connections were spotted in Rivers, Abia, Imo and Bayelsa states\u201d, the company said.<\/p>\n

It added that 211 incidents of oil theft and vandalism were reported between 6th and 12th January, 2024.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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