The inspector-general of police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has appointed deputy commissioner of police, DCP Bayonle Kafar Sulaiman, as the brand new commanding officer answerable for the Inspector-Normal of Police Particular Job Pressure on Petroleum And Unlawful Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB).
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The Pressure PRO, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, stated this was within the IGP’s steady effort to fight pipeline vandalism and oil theft throughout the nation.
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The brand new commander, who has exhibited his prowess in comparable taskforce operations, was beforehand Squadron Commander, Police Cellular Pressure (PMF) 20, Lagos.
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As commanding officer of the IGP-STFPIB, the IGP has ordered DCP Sulaiman to guide the taskforce on the mission to fight unlawful actions within the petroleum trade, together with oil theft, unlawful bunkering and pipeline vandalism.
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The inspector-general of police has additionally condemned in sturdy phrases the development of oil theft, pipeline vandalism, and unlawful bunkering, which pose vital threats to the setting, economic system, and power safety.
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He emphasised that unlawful actions not solely lead to vital monetary losses but in addition devastating environmental penalties, together with oil spills, air pollution, and habitat destruction.
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He ordered the commander to carry firmly the reins of the workplace and guarantee deterrence by prosecuting all people discovered culpable, and deploy his belongings to forestall financial sabotage within the higher and downstream of our oil sector in Nigeria.
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The IGP additional appealed to all related stakeholders within the oil trade and well-meaning Nigerians to work hand-in-hand with the Police and different safety businesses to collectively curb this menace and share credible intelligence with safety businesses to show any untoward plans selling this crime and others alike within the nation.
