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  • Updated: October 07, 2022

CDS, Kyari Begin Illegal Pipeline Investigation In Delta

CDS, Kyari Begin Illegal Pipeline Investigation In Delta

Mele Kyari, the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd. and General Lucky Irabor, the Chief of Defence Staff announced on Friday that a thorough inquiry into the recently discovered illicit pipeline would be carried out.

The illegal pipeline is attached by yet-to-be-identified culprits to the Trans Escravos pipeline at Yokre Flow Station in Ogulagha oil field of Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State.

According to them, this is being done in order to identify the offenders and punish them in accordance with the law.

Preliminary research, according to their claims, indicated that the illicit pipeline led to a questionable loading location in the creeks, where substantial amounts of crude oil are allegedly being diverted and stolen.

The Chief of Defence Staff said of the discovery, "This is an eye opener. We will make sure to conduct a thorough investigation into the entire revelation to identify the underlying causes with a view to, among other things, assessing the overall security architecture globally.

Kyari adds in his own words, "The illegal connection on the Trans Escravos pipeline is skillfully done and the end result is that they connected this to an inactive pipeline which should not carry crude in a typical case.

“And we have seen that this line flow all the way parallel to the two other active Trans Escravos pipelines. And this is a good revelation.

“That is why the Chief of Defence Staff has said very clearly that an extensive investigation will be conducted.

"Anyone involved in this matter, either from the host community, community contractors, government security agencies, or workers of the oil companies including NNPC and Shell.

"Anyone that is involved in this will be dealt with by the law.

“We are presently getting massive support from the intervention of the government security agencies notably the Nigerian Navy, Nigerian Air Force, Nigerian Army, the NSCDC, etc as we have seen the massive campaigns in this regard as coordinated by the Chief of Defence Staff. The intervention is really paying off.”

Chief Keston Pondi, the Chief Executive of Tantita Security Services, the recently hired private security firm, also spoke and indicated that based on the appearance of things, the event had been ongoing for a very long time.

“To get to this level is not easy. We were hinted at the two illegal attachments that were foiled.

"We are still escalating. We are combing this lineup with Ogidigben to Madaho.

“This particular one inspected by the NNPC CEO team is located at Yokre Flow Station.

"Only God knows how many more points we are going to see as we go further.

"As of this moment, we have discovered 15 points so far.

"The identified 15 points were attached to the Trans Escravos pipeline at different locations.

“It is obvious that a lot of people are complicit in these illegal oil activities.

"Whether it is in the security sector, host communities, or even in the oil industry, if you know that you have been involved and nobody is doing anything about it, this is the time to evacuate.

"If you do not stop, the laws that are protecting the oil industry will come very strongly on you.

“Those involved are not unlikely to fight back.

"But we are not too scared of our people.

"We are more scared of people with guns that are involved in these activities than people without guns.

"We are more scared of the GSAs that are accomplices in this, and the oil multinationals than we are scared of our people.

“Tompolo is 100 per cent committed to eradicating this menace of illegal oil theft and refining from the Niger Delta.

"One of the reasons is that it degrades our environment. It creates health hazards for our people.

'Another one is that with this kind of contract, we are going to have employment for our teeming youths.

"And it will greatly increase production in the oil industry.”

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