{"id":215328,"date":"2022-09-08T16:04:36","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T15:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=215328"},"modified":"2022-09-08T16:04:36","modified_gmt":"2022-09-08T15:04:36","slug":"army-refutes-alleged-involvement-in-oil-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/09\/08\/army-refutes-alleged-involvement-in-oil-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Army refutes alleged involvement in oil theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Defence Headquarters has dismissed allegations that some military personnel and security agencies are involved in oil theft and illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta region.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to questions by newsmen during the bi-weekly news conference on the operations of the military on Thursday, the Director of Defence Information, Maj.-Gen. 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