The Senate on Thursday, constituted a 13-member Ad-hoc Committee to investigate oil theft in Nigeria and its impact on petroleum production and oil revenues.
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, who announced the composition of the panel on the floor at plenary, named Senator Bassey Albert Akpan as Chairman of the Committee.
Members on the panel include Senators Yusuf A. Yusuf, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, Kabiru Gaya, Mohammed Adamu Aliero, George Thompson Sekibo and Gabriel Suswam.
Others are Senators Kashim Shettima, Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Ali Ndume, Stella Oduah, Sani Musa and Ibrahim Gobir.
The adhoc committee was given one month to conclude work on investigations and report back to the chamber in plenary.
Nigeria has faced massive theft of crude oil with the attendant decline in revenues accruing to the country.