Nigerians on Twitter have indicted the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation for destroying a vessel intercepted with 800,000 litres of stolen crude.

 

According to social media users, the hasty move to destroy the vessel is a plan to cover up.

 

They called on the federal government to immediately intervene to catch those behind this illegality.

 

See reactions below:

 

@oeoko

 

Consider selling the vessel, instead of destroying, to try to recover losses they might have caused us? As well, how do you destroy vessels without risking that environment and the animal and human inhabitants?

 

@RealOlaudah

 

They intend to destroy evidence with the destruction of the vessel. It’s probably an in-house deal.

 

@akingbadegroup

 

This is an indictment on the @NigerianNavy. A whole Navy battalion can’t intercept a vessel with stolen crude oil, but a private contractor can do that. Please scrap the Navy and contract their jobs to private contractor since they’re more effective. #ScrapNigerianNavvy 

 

@j_samdavid

 

So instead of going after the criminals are very easy to find (because it’s one of you) you people want to destroy evidence? And they said file subsidy was the problem.

@olatundekazeem

 

who is the vessel owner , who are the vandals , why can’t you arrest them ????

 

@shyna4me

 

The owners of the vessel should be published on all national newspapers and when are you prosecuting the oil thieves, if this is not done then na bobo be this.Another lie by APC

@EmekaNjidda

 

What will happen to the owners of the company?

@191Introvert

 

Destroying ke ? So fast 😳

 

@Georeallove

 

Don’t you guys  ever mention names of preparators?

 

@Obi2icez

 

Where’s the video of the destroyed vessel 🚢?

 

@iammakavellid

 

Why destroyed, 12years in what mode and stealing of our crude oil for that long  mehn,  Dokubo was right after all, are there no navy on the shore it has been passing through omo 

 

@uchebakaadi

 

IDAN! Camera Action. Semo

 

@mayor_swissnd

 

Stealth mode for 12 years ??? Like fokin 12 years and no one ever saw it ?

 

@silesanmi64_b

 

Was the crude offloaded before the vessel was destroyed?

 

@i_amwhatt_iam

 

I Hope we see how it was handled

 

@Great_Ona

 

So what happens to the culprits and their properties?  Seeing the real powerful culprits punished must be paramount and deterrent enough .

 

@AnslemSolomon

 

Where is the Carcass?

 

@Bethel_Anun

 

Who is the owner of the vessel?