File copy the Group Chief Executive Officer of NNPC Limited, Bayo Ojulari. | Photo credit: NNPC
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has disclosed that it recorded 24 cases of pipeline theft across its network between 2025 and 2026, underscoring the unending threat posed by vandals to the country’s energy infrastructure.
The disclosure was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of NNPC Ltd., Andy Odeh, following a joint inspection of a vandalised section of the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company crude oil pipeline at Pai Community in the Kwali Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.
According to the statement, 19 cases of pipeline theft were reported in 2025, while five cases have been recorded so far in 2026.
The inspection was conducted by NNPC through its industry-wide security architecture and the Nigerian Pipelines and Storage Company, in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser Special Prosecution Team, the FCT Police Command, the Nigerian Army and other security stakeholders.
