 Prime Minister Mahmoud Buhari has ordered security agencies to eradicate crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta before May 29. The president, who was represented by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Temipri Silva, set these while addressing security agencies in Port Harcourt, River State. He noted that due to the sealed up security efforts of the federal government, it has helped to ensure a production to about 1.5 million barrels per day. Mr. President mandated us to come here and give his commendation to the officers and men of the armed forces who have been involved in the fight against oil theft. We have seen significant improvement since we started this fight and Mr. President thought it was fitting for us to come and give this commendation to further bolster the morale of the armed forces. We are not exactly where we ought to be but we have also charged them through the double effort to ensure that oil theft is a thing of the past. Mr. President, really I want to leave that as a legacy before he exits on May 29 to ensure that oil theft has been totally dealt with. In his remarks, the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS General Lockheed, urged the security agencies to remain steadfast in the campaign to halt crude oil theft in the country. The motivation that has come from this commendation will be some form of veff that will enable us to pep up what we are doing to ensure that the desire of Mr. President is achieved overall. I think that is what we will be looking at, reassessing the gaps, what has made us to make this impact, what has not made us to be so effective and how to close it up. So this is precisely what we will do. And I would also like to use the opportunity to say that what this has indicated is that there is a need for everyone to have his hand on the plow. It is a collective effort which you know more or less validates that position that together we will win.