"Who is behind it"? How NSCDC discovered oil thieves on Tony Elumelu's oil well

  • An oil well belonging to Tony Elumelu is currently under investigation
  • The $1.1 billion oil facility was rigged with pipes by oil thieves, which siphoned crude from it
  • Tony Elumelu had in the past lamented oil theft, saying that about 95% of Nigeria’s oil is stolen

The Federal Government of Nigeria is investigating the largest oil and gas field financing project of approximately $1.1 billion, OML 17, belonging to billionaire Tony Elumelu.

The investigation follows an uncovering of illegal oil bunkering connected to the facility.