President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to deal with the rising spate of pipeline bombings and oil thieving by Niger Delta militants.
Preisdent Muhammadu Buhari
President Buhari on Tuesday promised that his administration will deal decisively with the seeming resurgence of oil theft, pipelines vandalism and insecurity in the Niger Delta.
Niger Delta militants had on Thursday attacked the Escravos-Warri-Abuja-Lagos pipelines. The militants also blew up the Chevron Nigeria Limited’s Utunan-Makaraba crude oil pipeline on Friday and proceeded to bomb the Olero gas pipeline on Saturday. The attacks were suspected to be aimed at crippling the nation’s crude oil production.
But the President said while the Nigerian Armed Forces had already dealt “deadly blows” on Boko Haram, the activities of oil thieves and vandals will also soon be brought to an end.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President spoke during an interactive session he had with members of the Nigerian Community in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
“The oil thieves and abductors are a less problematic target. We will re-organise and deal with them,” Buhari was quoted as saying in a bid to assure Nigerians.