A former Minister of Communications, Major-General Tajudeen Olanrewaju (retd.) has described allegations made by Niger Delta ex-militant leader, Alhaji Mujahid Asari Dokubo, that the Nigerian Army, Navy and some cabals are behind 99 percent of the oil theft in the country as too weighty. The retired military officer said the allegations should not be taken seriously by the government, a statement from his media office said on Saturday.
Report Ex-Militant Asari Dokubo To Nigeria Police, Other For Investigations Over Oil Theft Allegations, Former Minister Tells MilitaryThe retired military officer said the allegations should not be taken seriously by the government, a statement from his media office said on Saturday.
Dokubo made the allegations after meeting with President Bola Tinubu in the State House, Abuja on Friday, stating that the President had promised to investigate allegations of oil theft. Reacting to the development, a retired member of the Nigerian Armed Forces Complex and Minister of Communications, Olanrewaju called on the Armed Forces to report Asari Dokubo to the Nigeria Police Force and the Department of State Services for them to invite him to divulge all that he knows so records will be set straight.
Olanrewaju said,"This is a cheap political blackmail. Dokubo should be directed by the President to provide whatever evidence is available to him to the security services. An individual like Dokubo cannot eat his cake and have it. He's now the complainant, jury, and court. "This man goes about with armed men approved by the federal government, and whereas states that have security outfits were denied from doing so.
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