Oil thieves use CCTV, mortar launchers along pipeline routes —NNPC report

Oil thieves in Nigeria are not slowing down in their desperation to continue their illegal business, a report by the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), on Tuesday, claims.

According to the report tagged: “War on crude oil theft in October,” the oil thieves now install Close Circuit Television Cameras (CCTV) to monitor security operatives.

“Far from the regular, these criminals have taken their activities a notch higher. In this camp, CCTV cameras have been installed on trees by the thieves to look out for security operatives,” the NNPCL said in a statement.