Politics President Buhari Under Pressure to Move Against Nigeria's Oil Thieves

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Nigeria - Pressure is mounting on President Muhammadu Buhari to kick start his clampdown on oil thieves following his recent admission that he now has in his possession a list of such thieves.

Buhari, following his just concluded trip to the United States, had announced that Washington gave him a list of Nigeria's oil thieves.

He said that some members of the Jonathan Federal Executive Council stole as much as 250,000 barrels of crude daily.

Several Western countries including the United Kingdom and France are said to have reached out to him to waste no further time in bringing the suspects to book.

Nigerians are also itching to know the identities of the oil thieves.

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Frontline lawyer,Professor Itse Sagay (SAN) said he was shocked by the magnitude of the stealing.

"The President should make public everything about it because the oil they stole belongs to the good people of Nigeria. The people have the right to know what is happening," he says.

Elder statesman Tanko Yakassai said appealed to President Muhhamadu Buhari "not to limit the probe to the Jonathan administration. If he really wants to get to the root of the problem, he should go back to the days of Obasanjo as military head of state.”

Another Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Second Republic politician, Enechi Onyia, said the suspects should be made to face the wrath of the law.



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