The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, has directed the Nigerian Army, Air Force, and Navy to raise the country’s crude oil production from the current 1.35 million barrels per day (bpd) to 2.2 million bpd by December 2024.
General Musa gave this mandate while inaugurating the Defence Joint Monitoring Team at the 6 Division of the Nigerian Army Headquarters in Port Harcourt. The team is tasked with working alongside security agencies and stakeholders to curb oil bunkering and ensure the security of Nigeria’s oil infrastructure.
Emphasizing the importance of protecting national assets, Musa warned troops against collusion with saboteurs and promised severe consequences for those compromising the country’s oil resources.
Chairman of the monitoring team, Major General JAL Jimoh, pledged his team’s dedication to achieving the production target.
