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By Mati Ali
Worried by the spate of Oil theft, bunkering, illegal oil pipelines of refineries in the Niger Delta region, Minister of Defence, Muhammad Badaru Abubakar has visited Port Harcourt, Rivers state to discuss and find lasting solutions to the menace.
On arrival to the Rivers State Capital, the Minister inspected guard of honour mounted by the Nigerian Army at Porthacourt Airforce Base.
Immediately after inspecting the parade, the Minister and his entourage paid a courtesy call to the Executive Governor of Rivers State Siminilaye Fabura at Government House Port Harcourt.
On the Minister’s entourage were, the Minister of State Defence, Dr Bello Matawalle, National Security Adviser to the President Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, Chief of Defence Staff General Christopher Musa, Chief of Air Staff, Air Vice Marshall Hassan Abubakar and Group Managing Director Nigerian National Petroleum Company NNPC, Mallam Mele Kyari.