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  • We’ll Severely Punish Those Involved In Oil Bunkering – NSCDC

    We’ll Severely Punish Those Involved In Oil Bunkering – NSCDC

    The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has pledged to deal decisively with any operatives found culpable in oil bunkering in the Niger Delta.

    Commandant-General Ahmed Audi gave the assurance in Abuja. He said NSCDC was investigating reports of collusion between some personnel and oil thieves in the region.

    He said that the NSCDC had upgraded its standard operating procedure and code of conduct, providing adequate mechanisms of handling disciplinary cases.

    “We have approved that we will carry out discrete intelligence and investigation on the role of our personnel that are allegedly involved in oil theft.

    “I would like to assure Nigerians that as soon as we are through with the investigations, anybody that is found culpable will be severely sanctioned.

    “To also add to that, what we did recently was to disband and reorganise the Anti-Vandalism Unit with the view to injecting fresh blood.

    “So, what we did was that anybody who has served in the Niger Delta region for more than six months to one year is leaving that place and we will now bring new people.

    “Let me also reiterate that as soon as we conclude investigations, we will try to make it public to Nigerians.

    “Anybody no matter how highly placed, no matter his level or rank that is involved in colluding or conniving or in some form of compromise with oil thieves would be severely sanctioned,” Mr Audi added.

  • Oil bunkering: Only 5 LGAs will recieve N20 million pledge – Wike

    Oil bunkering: Only 5 LGAs will recieve N20 million pledge – Wike

    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said only five local government areas will receive the N20 million pledge he made for the fight against oil bunkering.

    According to the Governor, only five local government areas had shown commitment to the fight.

    He made the observation when he met with heads of security agencies and the five Local Government Chairmen at the Government House in Port-Harcourt on Friday.

    Gov. Wike had in January pledged to give the sum of N20 million to each of the 23 local government councils to enable them hire equipment for the destruction of illegal refineries in their domain.

    The promise followed an earlier pledge of N2 million for any oil bunkering site discovered by the LGA chairmen.

    But speaking at the meeting on Friday, the Governor said only five local government areas have satisfied the conditions to get the fund.

    He said “I will not give a Local Government money when I have not seen any commitment. No, I won’t do that. I want to see commitment. So, it is only those that have shown commitment that I have approved the money for.”

    The Governor further explained that the list containing names of members of the taskforce to be set up by the State to fight illegal bunkering has been forwarded to the Department of State Services for profiling.

    Addressing the DSS, the Governor said “it is important that when you profile them, you do it quickly too so that they can start work. Those in whom we have no trust, we will remove them.”