TO WHAT EXTENT DOES THE EVIDENCE SUPPORT THE VIEW THAT NIGERIAN SECURITY AGENCIES HELP TO REDUCE

The purpose of this study is to look into the relationship between Nigerian security agencies and the reduction of pollution caused by illicit bunkering in Rivers State, Nigeria. The investigation is guided by three research questions and three hypotheses. A correlational research approach was applied in this study. Residents of Rivers State's Degema, Akuku-Toru, Asari-Toru, Andoni, Okrika, Port Harcourt, and Ogu/Bolo Local Government Areas are among the study's participants. Two communities were chosen for each Local Government Area. Second, thirty (30) respondents were picked from each of the seven Local Government Areas using simple random selection. As a result, the study used a sample of two hundred and ten (210) people. The data for this study was gathered using a standardised questionnaire titled Government Security Agencies and Environmental Pollution Reduction (GSAEPRQ). In this study, the Cronbach alpha reliability was used to assess the instrument's dependability. The acquired data was analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer the study questions, and the Pearson Product Moment Coefficient method was used to test the offered hypotheses at 0.05 significance. According to the findings of the study, the Nigerian Security Agencies' proactive actions in combating oil theft and illegal bunkering activities to reduce environmental pollution have also contributed to polluting the environment by destroying and burning arrested stolen products in Rivers State, Nigeria's Niger Delta region. Environmental contamination, defined as the negative alteration of our surroundings, as well as the activities of Nigerian security agencies in the destruction and burning of confiscated crude oil in the region, were found to be factors in the study. In most techniques, the report now recommends that the government of Nigeria create a reservoir site to hold recovered and stolen crude oil rather than burning it when captured.

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