Rivers Explosion: Military Won’t Tolerate Destruction of National Assets — DHQ
The Military High Command has reiterated its commitment to protecting the country’s critical national assets, warning that it will not tolerate any destruction of these assets.
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, stated this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military across the country on Thursday in Abuja.
According to Kangye, the military has been working tirelessly to protect the nation’s oil installations in the Niger Delta, and will continue to do so.
The statement comes on the heels of recent incidents of explosions on some crude oil pipelines in Rivers State.
Kangye emphasized that the military’s commanding officers are focused on achieving their mandate to protect the country’s critical infrastructure.
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The Military High Command’s reassurance is aimed at alleviating concerns about the security of the country’s national assets.
Mr Kangye said the military had been in the forefront of protecting the nation’s oil installations in the Niger Delta, adding that the commanding officers were focused on achieving the mandate.
“The field commanders are aware of all that is happening in the field. So whatever has happened, they will interrogate it and come up with their findings.
“It would be prejudicial for me to tell you this is the outcome of their findings, while they have not formulated their findings.
“I want to tell you that there is no doubt the military will not hold their hands and allow some of our critical infrastructures to be destroyed by criminals.
“That is why they are there, to protect those critical infrastructures,” he said.
Kangye added that the troops of Operation Delta Safe had in the last one week foiled oil theft estimated to the tune of about N461.7m in the South South region.
By PRNigeria
