We’ll prevent oil-theft, pipelines vandalism in N/Delta, Dokubo assures Tinubu

facilities they call local refinery, artisanal refineries, this is a crime against humanity because the livelihood of the people is being totally destroyed.

“The livelihood of the people is totally destroyed and every meter you see a naval house boat or an army house boat stationed. So the main culprits are the Army and the Navy and there are notorious naval commanders who are known to be kingpins of these bunkering activities. Even if they give 1 billion contracts to everybody in the Niger Delta, because these military men are armed from the Army and the Navy nothing will happen.

“The President has promised to take decisive action to make sure that this does not continue, it is brought to an end. It is very shameful. So I had volunteered to help, to assist and to do the things that are necessary to put a stop to this evil that is being perpetrated against the people of the Niger

Delta, the oil community and the whole of Nigerians”, he said.

Dokubo also alleged that it is an act of blackmail for the military to say that they have insufficient armaments to deal with insecurity, accusing them of forfeiting their weapons to the insurgents, which continued to fuel the insurgency.

According to him, Nigeria is currently going through a full-scale war in different parts of the country, adding that he had continued to render mercenary services to the federal government to keep all parts of the country safe for citizens to be able to travel and go about their businesses safely

“On security, I want to clearly say that there are full scale wars going on in different parts of this country. In the Southeast, the IPOB/ESN is waging a full scale war against the government of this country and many local governments, many communities are deserted, schools are closed, hospitals are closed.

“In the same vein, in Niger, in Zamfara, in Plateau, in Kaduna, in Yobe, in Borno, we’re only talking about Boko Haram. Boko Haram is just a tip of the iceberg, there’s a full scale war going on and the blackmail of the Nigerian state by the Nigerian military is shameful. They said they do not have enough armament and people listen to this false narrative. They are lying. They are liars, I repeat they are liars because I’m a participant.

“I am a participant in this war, I fight on the side of the government of the Nigerian state; in Plateau, in Niger, in Anambra, in Imo, in Abia and in Rivers state and in Abuja. Today you’re travelling to Kaduna on this road, it’s not the army that makes it possible for you to travel to Abuja, or travel to Kaduna, vice versa. It is my men, employed by the government of the Nigerian state, stationed in Niger.

“Today you travel to Baga, you go to Shiroro, you go to Wase, we have lost so many men and we do not use, in all these engagements, we don’t even have 1% of the armament deployed by the Nigerian military. 1% and we have had resounding success. So this blackmail must end, they have enough resources to fight. Instead of fighting, they are busy stealing, they are busy making the government spend unnecessarily”, he said.

Dokubo also called for the prosecution of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, arguing that his release would fuel impunity “during EndSars, Nnamdi Kanu was walking free. What did he do? He poured petrol on the flames of EndSars. Now, he has been caught. What of the people who have died? This is a criminal. He should face the law.

“Releasing Nnamdi Kanu is rewarding criminality and rewarding gruesome murder of innocent people. He should face the law for the actions and instigations he has carried out”, he said.

#PhotoNews: Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, CON ( Dan Majen Gombe) and Chairman, Nothern States Governors’ Forum, earlier today, paid a congratulatory visit to the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Jibrin Barau at his office in the National Assembly complex, Abuja yesterday

Electioneering: NIREC flays religious weaponization, hate speech

By Albert Akota

The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) has expressed concern over the rise in hate speech and weaponization of religion in Nigeria politics.

NIREC, led by Co-Chairmen Archbishop Daniel Okoh, President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), and Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, the Sultan of Sokoto and President-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), condemned recent statements that imply religious superiority and called for an end to any attempt to incite religious conflict in the country.

In a joint press statement released yesterday, NIREC urged political leaders to use their platforms to promote peace, unity, and harmony, while refraining from making divisive statements.

The council also called on religious leaders to resist political manipulation of religion that could lead to anarchy and urged politicians to play politics with the fear of God, dignity, honor, and decorum by eschewing the politics of division and sectionalism.

The statement read, “The Nigeria Inter-Religious Council (NIREC) is disturbed by the ugly trend occasioned by the hate speeches before and after the 2023 elections. Weaponizing religion is selfish. political gains are capable of causing religious conflict in Nigeria.

“NIREC therefore condemns in strongest terms the statements that give the impression that one religion is superior to the other. NIREC affirms that Nigeria is a multireligious state under God.

“NIREC condemns statements that give the impression of religious dominance and superiority in the country. We wish however that every Nigerian could be a true Christian or a true Muslim as that would promote the religious values that could transform the nation”.