‘Tell Nigerians those behind oil theft’, Elumelu asks Tinubu

Nigerian businessman, Tony Elumelu has asked President Bola Tinubu to name those behind the stealing of crude oil in the country.

Elumelu said the government and security agents should be able to tell Nigerians who continue to steal the country’s crude oil over the years.

The business tycoon stated this in an interview published by the Financial Times on Friday.

Elumelu, however, expressed optimism, saying, that ‘oil thieves still take away 18 per cent of crude from his field’.

“42,000 barrels of crude pumped out daily. Theft still takes away about 18 per cent of production, he stated.

Asked who is behind the theft, he replied, “This is oil theft, we’re not talking about stealing a bottle of Coke you can put in your pocket. The government should know, they should tell us.”