Former militants Commander, Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo has indicted top officials of the Nigerian Army, civil defense, Navy, Police as the culprits behind oil bunkering in Nigeria.
Recall that Truthlive.net had report that the former militant leader was awarded a multi-million dollars contract for the surveillance of pipelines by the Nigerian Government amid massive crude oil theft which has almost crippled supply in the country.
The contract awarded Tompolo requires that he provides the intelligence that could aid security agencies to stop the stealing, however, he rather a shocking revelation that same security officials are the ones stealing.
According to the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, the volume of crude oil thef in the country this about 600,000 barrels per day.
The Nigeria National Petroleum Company (NNPC) recently awarded N4.5 billion monthly pipeline surveillance contract to Tompolo to stop the economic bleeding.
In an interview on Channels Television however, Tompolo disclosed that the stealing of the crude oil is being carried out by the same security agencies that are supposed to catch the thieves.
He said, “Security officials are behind this oil theft. They are deeply involved. They are trying to bring down this country. You will find security personnel all over the place. Though we have good ones, there is no way you can load a vessel without settling the security officials that are within that area.”
Also, he warned the thieves to desist from the action, otherwise, he would expose them.
“I have a comprehensive list of those who are involved. A lot of key players are involved, from Abuja to Lagos. We are appealing to the top security officials to talk to their people to change,” he explained.
Further, he added that from the intelligence at his disposal, most of the security agencies including the Army, Navy, Police and DSS have illegal bunkering locations. He said only the Department of State Security (DSS) has not been mentioned in the looting of Nigeria’s oil wealth.
Similarly, Tompolo cautioned that if crude oil theft is not halted, there would be no money to run the country.
