http://www.punchng.com/news/navy-inaugurates-website-on-oil-theft/

Nigerian Navy has inaugurated a new website on crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in furtherance of the directive of President Goodluck Jonathan to ensure that crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism be wiped out from the nation’s maritime environment.

The website, www.cot.navy.mil.ng, provides details on exploration, nominations, approvals, movement and trans-shipment of petroleum products as promulgated by relevant authorities.

It also serves as a platform to share information, exchange ideas with the international community and reports of suspicious activities.

A statement by the Director of Information,Nigeria Navy, Commodore Kabir Aliyu in Abuja on Wednesday said the website would create the desired global awareness on the scourge of oil theft and pipeline vandalism.

“For the benefit of doubt, the only authorised agency that is allowed to nominate, approve lifting, movement and trans-shipment of petroleum products by whatever means of transportation is the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,” he said.

“In the light of this, any vessel not nominated or approved to lift petroleum products by NNPC has contravened established regulations relating to lifting/transportation of petroleum products and is therefore liable for prosecution as provided by law,” it added.

The Navy advised members of the public to report any information concerning illegal activities relating to petroleum products to the Nigerian Navy, other security agencies, NNPC, Directorate of Petroleum Resources and the Nigeria Police for necessary action.

It warned against crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism and illegal bunkering, and noted that culprits will be prosecuted and sanctioned accordingly.

AFOLSNETWORKS: The site is nice looking. Hope it helps reduce the rate of oil theft in the country.

Awelechukwu16: Ok. 2nd to......

Johnpaul2k2: WHY ALL THESE "navy.mil.ng" .

IT LOOKS UNPROFESSIONAL

ZACHIE: For a third world country like ours, i think it is pure weakness for Government to be appealing to thieves and vandals to stop sabotaging the common good of the nation.
For a fraction of what those oil bunkerers are stealing not a few Asian countries will go to war. Almost all African countries will declare full faced war for sabotage above $5Billion. Yet, bros is appealing all over the place as if those guys care about good naturedness.
Abacha would never ever have appealed to nobody. Never. OBJ wouldn,t.

But, Oga Odenson will appeal to anything that disturbs his drinking time.

supaeagles: I just used the website to report theft by our leaders..... lets see what happens next.

1 shortblackboy: The navy should appeal to its men to stop assisting illegal oil bunkering. And the govt officials should stop stealing oil revenue before they tellcommon thievs to stop...... Nonsense

Johnpaul2k2: [size=20pt]WHY ALL THESE "navy.mil.ng" .

IT LOOKS UNPROFESSIONAL [/size]

begwong: Learnt the man carrying those two buckets with a fisherman"s hat(site banner) was GEJ when he had no shoes

solomon111: so the creation of a website where oil-thefts should be reported means the govt is appealing to oil-thieves?
You are a slowpoke.

Ada Nri1: Ok. The main people who are first hand witnesses to these theft won't report it, not because they don't want to, but because the may not have access to the internet.

solomon111: so the creation of a website where oil-thefts should be reported means the govt is appealing to oil-thieves?
You are a slowpoke.