The Nigerian Navy has challenged Niger Delta leader and former agitator, Mujahid Asari Dokubo, to produce the names of officers involved in crude oil theft.

Dokubo, had on Friday, alleged that the bulk cases of oil theft recorded in the oil-rich region were traceable to the Nigerian Army and Navy.


He said this while briefing State House reporters after meeting President Bola Tinubu behind closed-doors at the Aso Rock Villa.

“The military is at the centre of oil theft and we have to make this very clear to the Nigerian public that 99 per cent of oil theft can be traced to the Nigerian military, the Army and the Navy especially,” Dokubo had said.


But in a swift reaction, the spokesman of the Nigerian Navy, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, described the allegation as “spurious and unguarded”.

He said oil thieves were angry because troops of Nigerian Navy and entire military have continued to deny them avenues to sabotage economy through ongoing “Operation DAKATAR DA BARAWO”.

He maintained that the maritime armed force in collaboration with relevant stakeholders would continue to deny crude oil thieves avenues to sabotage Nigeria’s economy.

Ayo-Vaughan, in an interview with Daily Trust, said “Let him bring the names. The Nigerian Navy is interested in the names of those involved because the Navy has no tolerance for any form of criminalities whatsoever, not even that height of theft as alleged by Asari Dokubo.

“The Navy has an operation in the Niger-Delta that has been running for over one year plus to curb oil theft. Operation DAKATAR DA BARAWO has denied oil thieves more than N76billion worth of crude oil. The money that would have helped them to further increase their illegal artisanal refineries.

“So, the Navy is actively fighting oil theft. For anybody to make such spurious allegations, bring the names. He (Dokubo) is in the Niger Delta, he has boys in the Niger Delta.

“The company that was given a contract by the NNPC on pipeline surveillance, they are working with the Nigerian Navy and Operation Delta Safe in the Niger-Delta to curb oil theft.

“For somebody to just make such unguarded statement, bring the names. You know that there is an operation (Operation DAKATA BARAWO) going on in the Niger Delta being run by the Nigerian Navy since April last year. The Navy has been running it in synergy with the NNPC.


“NNPC holds regular meetings with the Chief of Naval Staff to review the operations. Just last week, the Chief Executive of NUPREC was here to have a meeting with CNS. Just two days ago, the management team for the other one on downstream regulatory authority were also here to have a meeting. For us, if you want to make such spurious allegations, bring the names. Simple!”

https://dailytrust.com/just-in-name-military-officers-involved-in-oil-theft-navy-dares-asari-dokubo/

Asari only stated the obvious.

Other time, a gigantic shipping vessel was discovered stationed in the creeks, siphoning thousands of barrels of crude.
How could that have been possible without connivance of the military.

Funny enough, no single person was arrested & the military eventually burnt the ship, destroying vital evidence.

Exactly

You can not just come out in public and open your fat p!g 🐽 mouth and accuse out our military men of Oil theft.

Do you know know what 99% means which means the core mandate of every military officer in the Niger Delta is oil theft..

Do you know what it takes to become a soldier
Either through short service or NDA
Training and all..

The problem is politicians like Tinubu using you to sabotage the efforts of our military men and women in the Niger Delta..

I blame Tinubu'
Instead of Tinubu to empower our Navy to deal with miscreants like Asari he decides to empower the fool..

What has Asari done for the Niger Region?
See the whole of Niger Delta no refinery is working now of the oil cooperations have development footprints in the region

This is just a common case of Tinubu employing Criminals everywhere...

Ok

EyeCumInPiece:
Asari only stated the obvious.

Other time, a gigantic shipping vessel was discovered stationed in the creeks, siphoning thousands of barrels of crude.
How could that have been possible without connivance of the military.

Funny enough, no single person was arrested & the military eventually burnt the ship, destroying vital evidence.

Those are politicians working with miscreants like Asari..
You think if Buhari or Tinubu gives orders for the Navy to do proper sweeping of the region people like Asari will go down because they are the once benefiting and doing the dirty job for the politicians...

Navy will only give their intelligent reports to the president who gives the final directives

I don’t know the game that Tinubu wants to play but he’s venturing into troubled waters.

How can you bring a tout to come and lay allegations against your military men?

You gave this fat pig tout the presidential press room to address the world.

What a shame!

Government of the criminals by the criminals and for the criminals.

Everyone knows military and police handle bunkering business and kpokpo diesel

Wike openly accused the GOC

https://www.channelstv.com/2019/05/15/wike-accuses-goc-of-oil-bunkering-aiding-criminals-in-niger-delta/



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Though i wish it gets him into big trouble what he Asari said it true
I never liked that fat frog

Even though it might be true, but Bola rubbing shoulders with someone like Dukubo is a shame.

Asaro dokubo is selfish fat pig, looking for contract.

He must answer and name them. He sha wan collect government contract by all means. We all knew his no where near tompolo at all.

EyeCumInPiece:
Asari only stated the obvious.

Other time, a gigantic shipping vessel was discovered stationed in the creeks, siphoning thousands of barrels of crude.
How could that have been possible without connivance of the military.

Funny enough, no single person was arrested & the military eventually burnt the ship, destroying vital evidence.

u remember ffk talked about atiku. U must have solid evidence before u talk.

Hand go soon touch this Fat Pig Asari Dokubo.😏

The way BUHARI abandoned Emefiele to his fate.😕

Dat's how Tinubu will abandon him when the Hausa/FULANI Aso rock cabal threatens Baba Emilokan.

My own be say tinubu must suspend inec chairman and DSS should invite him together with efcc to account for how he wasted tax payers money on general selection he did.

Like this we have gotten to a stage in our country where our reverred military is trading words with a tout who addressed a press conference in a Presidential villa.

Nigeria is gone man. Let's stop pretending

Why can't the Navy arrest him

Navies are tinubu boys now, dokubo is a tinubu boy. So all na family initial gra gra, them go settle.

Normally we no expect una to just agree nau, we Sha know say na d Koko dokubo talk...

Time to disappear this fat nuisance to a black site.

The allegations Asari made is a very serious one the president should not sweep under the carpet. The allegation should not exonerate Asari from being investigated also. The president needs a long spoon to dine with both the Military officials and the Creek Lords before taking a decisive action that'll restore peace to the region and beneficial to the nation as a whole.