Uyo – Mrs Obiageli Obiajulu, the newly appointed Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Akwa Ibom Command, has warned that oil pipeline vandals would not be tolerated in the state.
Obiajulu issued the warning in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday in Uyo.
The statement, signed by the state’s NSCDC Public Relations Officer, Mr Owoidighe Thomas, quoted Obiajulu as saying that vandals would be decisively dealt with during her stay in the state.
Obiajulu took over from Commandant Emmanuel Ojeniyi, who had been moved to National Headquarters Abuja since April 19.
Obiajulu said that her mission in the state was to fight crime and reduce it to the barest minimum in accordance with mandate of the Corps.
“Vandalism of oil pipelines, illegal dealings on petroleum products, adulterated and adulterating of petroleum products, vandalism of government property.
“Illegal extraction of solid minerals and operating unlicensed private guards companies in Akwa Ibom should desist from such acts as there shall be no hiding place,” she warned. (NAN)
