Lokpobiri defends pipeline security contract, says it has curbed crude oil theft

From Femi Folaranmi, Yenagoa

The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Senator Heineken Lokpobiri, has defended the Federal Government’s engagement of private security firms in protecting Nigeria’s oil and gas infrastructure, saying the initiative has recorded remarkable success in combating crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism.

Speaking as a panelist at the Plenary Session of…