NOGASA ALERTS NSCDC OF OIL THEFT, SEEKS COLLABORATION TO END MENACE
Chairman, Natural Oil and Gas Suppliers Association of Nigeria (NOGASA), Kaduna State Unit, Adamu Musa Danjuma, has called for collaboration between his Association and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC to assist in combating security challenges in the Oil and Gas sector.
Danjuma, who described the persistent ,oil and vehicle theft as worrisome, said it had become necessary to report the matter to the state command of the NSCDC.
The chairman disclosed that the collaboration with NSCDC is to seek ways to end the menace.
Danjuma who was accompanied by other executives of the union to NSCDC state headquarters, expressed worry on the huge loss incurred by his colleagues due to products theft.
According to the Chairman, over 34 trucks and large quantities Dual Purposes Kerosene (DPK) and Automotive Gasoline Oil (AGO) have been stolen and diverted since last September along Kaduna – Zaria and Tashan-Yari axis, expressing the urgent need to ending the trend.
In his words, "the syndicates adopt strategies like forceful seizure/alteration of documents, change of vehicles number plates or even colours to enable them evade authorities and forceful seizure of waybills of products".
He expressed optimism that the collaboration will end unethical practices especially as members of the task force drawn from NOGASA are aware of unethical practices by the oil thieves.
Responding, State Commandant of Corps, Babangida Abdullahi Dutsinma, assured the delegation of his readiness to ensure sanity and discipline in the oil business.
Dutsinma reiterated the commitment of the command to deliver its services in the protection of petroleum installations in the state as part of the corps mandates and to protect investments of oil marketers against activities of vandals among other things.
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