In the past week, the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited said it uncovered another 165 illegal refineries in various locations across the Niger Delta.
According to a NNPC documentary between June 15 and 21, about 400 incidents of oil theft and vandalism were reported by both the government and private security agencies.
It was said that 69 illegal connections were discovered and disconnected in Bayelsa and Rivers States.
It noted that no fewer than eight cases of oil spills owing to vandalism or illegal connections were reported across the region.