President Muhammadu Buhari The revelation by Nigeria’s auditor general that $16bn (£11bn) of oil revenue went missing in 2014 has emphasised the scale of the task facing President Muhammadu Buhari in his efforts to clean up the oil sector. Neil Ford, an expert on oil, crime and security in Nigeria, outlines some of the ways in which huge amounts of money are stolen and assesses the president’s chance of success. The influence of oil on Nigeria is well known. From the soils of the Niger Delta to government revenues, it permeates the country’s economy, politics and environment like nothing else.
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