A Niger Delta Monarch, Leaders and stakeholders from the Niger Delta region have united in their demand for a thorough internal cleansing within the nation’s security agencies.

They emphasize the importance of identifying and apprehending officers and personnel involved in crude oil banditry.

Instead of challenging a citizen who bravely spoke the bitter truth, they urge the security agencies to focus their efforts on uncovering the complicit individuals within their ranks.

Urge President Bola Tinubu to Provide Clear Directives to New Service Chiefs in Uncovering and Punishing Military Personnel Involved in Crude Oil Theft.

Following the recent appointment of new service chiefs by President Bola Tinubu, a collective request has been made by Niger Delta monarchs, leaders, and stakeholders.

They have urged the President to provide clear-cut directives to the newly appointed helmsmen, specifically emphasizing the need to expose and punish all military personnel engaged in crude oil theft.

In response to the Nigerian Navy’s demand for Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, the leader of the Niger-Delta Peoples Volunteer Force (NDPVF), to disclose the identities of military officers involved in oil bunkering, the stakeholders have expressed their concern.

They advise the security agencies not to underestimate the patience of the Niger Delta people, signaling their determination to hold the responsible individuals accountable.

Dokubo-Asari, during a visit to President Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, last week, disclosed that military officers were involved in crude oil bunkering in the oil region.

Akin to his Navy counterpart, the Nigerian Army Spokesperson, Brigadier General Onyema Nwachukwu, also debunked the claim of military participation in oil bunkering, saying the army had intensified its battle against the oil thieves.

However, stakeholders, who spoke to Saturday Vanguard, during the week, insisted Dokubo-Asari should not mention any name publicly, and that security officials’ participation in oil bunkering was common knowledge in the creeks.

In support of Alhaji Mujahid Dokubo-Asari’s claims, Niger Delta stakeholders highlight that he is not the first to speak out against the involvement of military officers in crude oil theft.

They draw attention to the previous disclosures made by Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo, an ex-militant leader.

They stated that Tompolo who currently operates Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL), one of the private surveillance contractors responsible for monitoring the nation’s oil pipelines, has made similar revelations in the past