ABUJA (Sundiata Post) – The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has read a riot act to those engaged in acts of pipeline vandalism, describing it as an economic sabotage against the country.
The Director of Defence Information (DDI), Brig-Gen. Rabe Abubakar, in a statement on Tuesday said that the military authorities have observed with dismay the unpatriotic attacks on the nation’s economic lifeline in the Niger Delta.
Abubakar said that “these attacks were carried out by some criminal elements who are bent on destroying the nation’s strategic assets which will no longer be tolerated”.
He noted that the recent attacks on an oil facility in Delta state was a pointer to this direction.
For the avoidance of doubt, he said, the DHQ warns these criminal elements to desist from these unwholesome act of economic sabotage in the Niger Delta region for the overall benefits of the country.
Consequently, he said that any individual or group of persons who engage in any act of sabotage to the nation’s strategic assets will face the full weight of the law as the military and other security agencies will ensure total protection of such facilities wherever they are in line with our constitutional mandate.
According to the DDI, the security of the strategic assets and any other facilities is a collective responsibilities of every patriotic and law abiding citizen especially the locals close to such valuable infrastructure.
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“The DHQ urges all to cooperate with the military and other security agencies and report suspected individuals or groups for prompt action”, he stated.
The DHQ, Abubakar said, will continue to maintain a peaceful environment for economic activities to thrive while requesting law abiding citizens to go about their legitimate businesses.