Prominent Niger Delta leader and former agitator in the oil-rich region, Alhaji Asari Dokubo has allegedly accused the military especially the Army and Navy of massive economic sabotage, noting that they should be held responsible for the high rate of crude oil theft in the country.

Asari who made the revelations today while briefing State House Correspondents after meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, said he is ready to offer free support to the present administration in curbing massive oil theft in the region, adding that the Navy and Army intimidate the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) who by status are supposed to protect the pipelines.

(cue in: Asari on Military)

Our Correspondent, Raliat Adenekan reports that the former leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force also highlighted the significant areas where President Tinubu should take decisive action stating that more heads will roll after Godwin Emefiele and Abdulrasheed Bawa.
(cue in: Asari on sack) 

President Bola Tinubu who had last week reiterated a promise to halt crude oil theft in the country, had also met with other key figures from the region, including former Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Chief Timi Alaibe, as well as former Director-General of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). Dr Dakuku Peterside amongst others. 

Recall, the Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in April revealed that Nigeria lost 619.7 million barrels of crude oil valued at N16.25tn to crude oil theft between 2009 and 2020.