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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigerian Navy has described as spurious, the allegations by ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, that some cabals in the military are involved in oil theft in the region.<\/p>\n

Dokubo made the claims when he visited President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Friday.<\/p>\n

Reacting to the accusation, the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, challenged Dokubo to produce evidence and names of those behind the criminality.<\/p>\n

Ayo-Vaughan spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Abuja.<\/p>\n

Ayo-Vaughan said the Nigerian military, and the navy in particular, had been at the forefront of fighting crude oil theft at all levels in the country.<\/p>\n

He said while crude oil stolen from pipelines is refined in the creeks for the local market and the local buyers, it was also being stolen by criminals from offshore at sea.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou remember the case of MT HEROIC IDUN that was made to pay fines to the Nigerian government after they were arrested and brought back from Guinea Bissau, Malabo Island and made to face court orders.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt demonstrated the will of the Navy to go as far as even beyond our waters to arrest a ship that attempted to load without a license, without due approval in April last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was there physically on board one of our ships at FOT in Onne when the navy launched Operation Dakatarda Barawo, which means stop the thief in Hausa language.<\/p>\n

\u201cStop the thief that is stealing the nation\u2019s natural resources, the hydrocarbons.<\/p>\n

\u201cNigerian Navy has been fighting crude oil theft, taking the fight to the creeks and as I speak to you, our men are battling in the creeks.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, what I will just say is, Asari Dokubo is seeking some form of relevance and whatever.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe alleges that there is a cabal of military people that are involved in crude oil theft, let him bring the names.<\/p>\n

\u201cNobody is afraid of getting the names of those involved in crude oil theft.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou cannot make such spurious allegations and think that we will just sweep it down the carpet,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Ayo-Vaughan said neither the Chief of Defense Staff nor the Chief of Naval Staff will condone such.<\/p>\n

According to him, the Nigerian navy will not be distracted by the allegations and will continue to be actively involved in the fight against crude oil theft and resources in the Niger Delta.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo for anybody to say that there is a cabal of military officers, the only simple thing to do is bring the evidence, bring the names,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

The Navy spokesman said efforts of the Nigerian military in the Niger Delta were the reason Nigeria regained the top spot in oil production in May among oil-producing countries in Africa, as confirmed by OPEC, NUPRC and others.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Nigerian Navy has described as spurious, the allegations by ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, that some cabals in the military are involved in oil theft in the region. Dokubo made the claims when he visited President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Friday. 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