Reuters
2 November 2011
"There is a an unprecedented upsurge of illegal bunkering activities within the Nigerian coastal region, resulting in the daily threat of vandalization of oil pipelines and other facilities and general state of insecurity in the country," said assembly member Daniel Rayenieju, who presented the motion.
The resolution said the inquiry would need to answer pressing questions including who owns the illegal bunkering vessels in Nigerian waters and why is it difficult to stop them, what happens to the seized crude oil and who buys it internationally.
The answers could prove embarrassing for Nigerian politicians and security agents, some of whom are thought to collude in the underground trade.
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