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| Nigerian 'blood oil' crew paraded | Nigerian 'blood oil' crew paraded |
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| The Filipino crew of a boat laden with suspected stolen oil seized in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region has been shown to journalists. | The Filipino crew of a boat laden with suspected stolen oil seized in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta region has been shown to journalists. |
| The military "paraded" them in front of local media in Warri, but they denied stealing crude oil. | The military "paraded" them in front of local media in Warri, but they denied stealing crude oil. |
| This comes as the government shelved plans for a peace summit to address the Niger Delta conflict. | This comes as the government shelved plans for a peace summit to address the Niger Delta conflict. |
| Nigeria's president has called for a crackdown on oil smuggling rings that steal at least $5bn (£2.5bn) yearly. | |
| President Umaru Yar'Adua says the trade is behind the unrest in the Niger Delta, which has cut Nigeria's oil production by a quarter. | President Umaru Yar'Adua says the trade is behind the unrest in the Niger Delta, which has cut Nigeria's oil production by a quarter. |
| Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan has said the government has decided not to hold a planned giant summit involving thousands of delegates. | Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan has said the government has decided not to hold a planned giant summit involving thousands of delegates. |
| "People feel when you say 'summit', people will come from everywhere, different memos, sentiments, and they will say it is a jamboree. We are not using the word summit," he said. | "People feel when you say 'summit', people will come from everywhere, different memos, sentiments, and they will say it is a jamboree. We are not using the word summit," he said. |
| He said the government would instead have "dialogue" to try and bring peace to the Delta but did not give any details. | He said the government would instead have "dialogue" to try and bring peace to the Delta but did not give any details. |
| Naval complicity | Naval complicity |
| The Filipino crew were arrested by the military last week in the inshore waters of Bayelsa state. | The Filipino crew were arrested by the military last week in the inshore waters of Bayelsa state. |
| They were on board a vessel that was loaded with tens of thousands of tons of crude which they could not account for, the military said. | They were on board a vessel that was loaded with tens of thousands of tons of crude which they could not account for, the military said. |
| Ship's captain Rev Chavez said they were the victims of piracy, and had been locked up in the bridge of the ship by youths who boarded the boat. | Ship's captain Rev Chavez said they were the victims of piracy, and had been locked up in the bridge of the ship by youths who boarded the boat. |
| The crew will be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) when the military's investigations are complete, a spokesman said. | The crew will be handed over to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) when the military's investigations are complete, a spokesman said. |
| Meanwhile, the military has arrested 11 suspects in the Bonny Island area thought to be behind an attack on a navy houseboat in which five people were killed. | Meanwhile, the military has arrested 11 suspects in the Bonny Island area thought to be behind an attack on a navy houseboat in which five people were killed. |
| Military spokesman Lt Col Sagir Musa said they were involved in oil theft and militancy in the area. | Military spokesman Lt Col Sagir Musa said they were involved in oil theft and militancy in the area. |
| President Yar'Adua is completing a trip to the UK, where British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged military training to help Nigeria crack down on the trade in stolen oil. | President Yar'Adua is completing a trip to the UK, where British Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged military training to help Nigeria crack down on the trade in stolen oil. |
| But activists say that oil theft, known as "bunkering", is run by well connected people in Nigeria and abroad and it usually goes on unimpeded by law enforcement agencies. | But activists say that oil theft, known as "bunkering", is run by well connected people in Nigeria and abroad and it usually goes on unimpeded by law enforcement agencies. |
| Estimates of how much crude is stolen range between 100,000 and 500,000 barrels every day. | Estimates of how much crude is stolen range between 100,000 and 500,000 barrels every day. |
| In the past, bunkering ships that have been seized have disappeared from naval dockyards. | In the past, bunkering ships that have been seized have disappeared from naval dockyards. |
| In 2005 Rear Admirals Francis Agbiti and Samuel Kolawole were court-marshalled and sacked for allowing the tanker African Pride to escape the navy port in Lagos. | In 2005 Rear Admirals Francis Agbiti and Samuel Kolawole were court-marshalled and sacked for allowing the tanker African Pride to escape the navy port in Lagos. |
| "Parading" of criminal suspects is common in Nigeria. | "Parading" of criminal suspects is common in Nigeria. |
| Police and other security services call a group of journalists to see an accused suspect after a few days of imprisonment, but before they have been charged. | Police and other security services call a group of journalists to see an accused suspect after a few days of imprisonment, but before they have been charged. |
| The accused usually confess while the journalists take pictures. | The accused usually confess while the journalists take pictures. |
| But Col Chris Musa of the Joint Task Force denied the arrest was a publicity stunt. | But Col Chris Musa of the Joint Task Force denied the arrest was a publicity stunt. |
| "In the year that I have been in command, this is the fist ship that has come into the waters around the coast. No ship can come here without us knowing," he said. | "In the year that I have been in command, this is the fist ship that has come into the waters around the coast. No ship can come here without us knowing," he said. |