Globalization and Illegal Oil Bunkering in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria

This study seeks to investigate the nexus between globalization and illegal oil bunkering in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. The study is guided by two research questions and two hypotheses. The population of the study is 316, 000 with a sample size of 400 gotten using Taro Yamane scientific formula. The respondents were selected using the purposive sampling technique. The data for the study was collected using a self-styled instrument; ‘Globalization and illegal oil bunkering (GAIOB)’. The reliability of the instrument was measured using Cronbach’s Alpha Reliability Test Model which 0.82 reliability index was obtained. The research questions and hypotheses were analyzed using descriptive statistics and linear regression respectively. The result of the findings revealed that the use of computers, internets, smart phones, emails and the availability of illegal international markets, poor governance, arms in the hands of non- state actors, unemployment, and poverty all contributed to the burgeoning activities of illegal oil bunkering in the area. Based on the above, it was recommended that government should improve the security of the waterways, strengthen institutions, and provide good governance, while the multi-national oil companies should immediately implement all signed Memoranda of Understanding (M.O.U.).