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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Business
Fidelis Mbah

In Nigeria’s crude capital, a plan to win the war against oil theft

Men walk past an abandoned illegal refinery in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria [File: Sunday Alamba/AP]

Port Harcourt, Nigeria – At dawn, the dense creeks and swamps of the Niger Delta are enveloped in an eerie silence, which is interrupted only by the intermittent chirping of Herons, a rare water bird found in this part of Nigeria.

Suddenly, in a flash, the water bubbles and convulses, announcing the galloping approach of speedboats.

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