Fumes and Fatalities: The Human Cost of Nigeria's Oil Theft Epidemic The latest incident in Nigeria's Niger Delta region is a grim reminder of the country's ongoing struggle to contain oil theft.
At least 37 people are believed to have died while attempting to steal crude oil from a loading vessel at an "illegal tapping point" in Okrika, Rivers State.
The exact circumstances of their deaths remain unclear, but this tragic incident is only the latest chapter in a long and deadly tale of oil theft and environmental degradation.