Asari Dokubo, Leader of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force has given an insight into his closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu, on Friday.
Theliberationnews reported earlier that the former Niger Delta met with the president at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Fielding questions from journalists after the meeting, Dokubo made it known that among other issues discussed was the case of perpetual crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region.
He explained that the act is being perpetuated by unrepentant elements in the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy.
He added that the people of the Niger Delta have now resolved to ensure zero crude oil theft in the region.
Speaking further, Dokubo said that ordinary Niger Delta citizens who are often blamed for the action are not responsible as they do not have the wherewithal to perform the stealing.
According to him, there are “notorious” Army and Naval oil kingpins that have engaged in unprecedented crude oil theft in the last eight years.
He assured that with President Tinubu, the military kingpins have met their match as they would be crushed in no time.
According to him, the way the oil thieves have gone about their criminal activities has stripped the people of the Niger Delta of their livelihood, noting that it is a crime against humanity.
Dokubo also alleged that it is an act of blackmail for the military to say that they have insufficient armaments to deal with insecurity, accusing them of forfeiting their weapons to the insurgents, which continued to fuel the insurgency.
