As part of measures to combat the looting of the country’s oil resources, Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun promised the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) will support the Senate ad hoc committee on crude oil theft.
Egbetokun made the promise on Thursday at Force Headquarters in Abuja while meeting with committee members under the direction of Senator Ned Nwoko, who represents Delta North.
at order to combat crude oil theft at Nigeria’s onshore and offshore sites, the visit was intended to promote inter-agency cooperation, according to Olumuyiwa Adejobi, force public relations officer.
IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, PhD, NPM, the inspector-general of police, welcomed a powerful delegation from the Senate committee on crude oil theft today, July 31, 2025, at the IGP Smart Conference Hall, Force Headquarters, Abuja, according to the statement.
This is a calculated step in the conversation about ways to stop Nigerian oil theft, both onshore and offshore.
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The committee’s mission, according to Nwoko, is to prevent widespread crude oil theft in order to assist Nigeria in reaching its oil production goals.
He also stated that without the police’s complete assistance, the assignment would not be completed.
According to the release, “The chairman said that the committee’s mission is to make sure that crude oil theft stops so the nation’s oil production goals can be met.”
In order to effectively battle the theft of the country’s crude oil, he emphasized that the committee cannot accomplish this objective on its own without strong cooperation from the Nigeria Police Force.
In response, Egbetokun conveyed gratitude for the committee’s visit and reaffirmed the Force’s dedication to safeguarding national resources and prosecuting oil thieves.
In addition, the statement stated that the Nigeria Police Force is committed to fighting crude oil theft, safeguarding vital national infrastructure, and making sure those responsible for this economic sabotage are held accountable.
The head of the police force instructed the deputy inspectors-general responsible for intelligence and operations to start collaborating closely with the committee.
From 2002 to 2025, more than 353 million barrels of crude oil, worth more than $25.7 billion, were stolen, according to data from the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC).
Finding long-term answers to this financial burden on the country is something the Senate committee stated it would keep doing in collaboration with security services.
