By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has said the Mosimi Area located in Ogun state accounted for 56 per cent of the vandalised points.
The NNPC in a recent report also said that the Kaduna Area and Port Harcourt accounted for 33 per cent and 12 per cent respectively.
The number of pipeline points vandalised stood at 23 in October, 21 in September, 37 in August, 36 in July, and 33 in June 2020.
In December 2020, 43 pipeline points were vandalised representing about 18.60 per cent increase from the 35 points recorded in November 2020.
The corporation recorded 37 vandalised points in May, 65 in April, 19 in March, 32 in February, and 60 in January.
A total of 441 points on petroleum products pipelines were vandalised in 2020, compared to 1,484 points in 2019, data from the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation showed.
The corporation spent N53.36bn on pipeline repairs and management cost from January to November, according to the latest data obtained on Wednesday.
“Products theft and vandalism have continued to destroy value and put NNPC at a disadvantaged competitive position,” the NNPC said.
The NNPC said in collaboration with the local communities and other stakeholders, it continuously strove to reduce and eventually eliminate this menace.
