Despite the fact that the Niger Delta area contributes significantly to the country's GDP, its rural villages are poorly undeveloped, and its residents are among the poorest in the country. Nigeria is Africa's second-largest petro-state after South Africa, with an official oil production number of 2.4 million barrels per day; it earns billions of dollars in petroleum income. Scholars have highlighted one evidence that the country may be producing more than the official total, while the remainder is lost due to the illicit operations and manipulations of criminal cartels engaged in oil theft. Using the queer ladder theory as a theoretical framework, the research identified the elements that have contributed to the region's increasing prevalence of oil bunkering. Based on the findings, the research made recommendations, including that the government clean up the environment as soon as possible so that those who rely on it for survival can have a means of livelihood while also contributing to the nation's economy, as the region's development crisis has been linked to the production of crude oil...