The last couple of months have seen a fever-pitch tension between the owner of the Dangote Refinery and Nigerian businessman, Aliko Dangote, and various Nigerian oil regulators over allegations of sabotage.
Things got heated after the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) alleged that the Dangote Refinery has been churning out substandard diesel from its facility, adding that the owner was seeking to enforce a monopoly on the market.
In response, Dangote accused the regulators of frustrating its efforts to get crude oil supply as part of a grand plan by some officials of various regulatory agencies, including the NNPC, whom he alleged owned blending plants outside the country.
