This followed the adoption of a motion on urgent national importance moved by Onofiok Luke (PDP-Akwa-Ibom) at the plenary in Abuja on Wednesday.
Luke said oil theft was a problem that had existed for a long time in the Niger Delta, adding that it caused serious environmental degradation in the region.
He said it had equally negatively impacted on the revenue generation of Nigeria causing the country to lose 470,000 barrels of crude oil per day amounting to $700 million monthly.
The lawmaker stated that it was the estimate by the NNPC and that there had been several news reports that high-powered technology was applied in the theft of crude oil.
He said the responsiveness of the private security firm, Tantita Security Services, in curbing oil theft led to apprehending an illegal oil hunkering vessel and handing same to a security agency.
Luke expressed worry about the reported destruction of the said vessel by security operatives instead of using the same as evidence for prosecution purposes.
The House resolved to urgently investigate the destruction of the vessel allegedly by security operatives instead of preserving it as court evidence.