FG Cancels Pipeline Contracts To Ethnic Militias, Armed Forces Ordered To Take Over
Category: Nigerian National News
The decision is believed to be with
immediate effect and OPC is already complaining that three of its men
were missing after a joint task force made up of soldiers, naval
officers and police officers stormed Sagamu, Ogun State to take over
their duty of protecting the pipelines. It was learnt that the pipeline
protection contracts, worth billions of naira, given to the militias by
the Jonathan government was for three months only and expired yesterday,
the 15th of June.
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The Nigerian federal government has
cancelled the pipeline contracts given to ethnic militias by the
Goodluck Jonathan administration reports the National Mirror. This
means an effective cancellation of all the pipeline contracts given to
the OPC and Niger Delta militias. In the meantime, troops of the
Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Navy have been ordered to take over
security of the pipelines.
The decision is believed to be with
immediate effect and OPC is already complaining that three of its men
were missing after a joint task force made up of soldiers, naval
officers and police officers stormed Sagamu, Ogun State to take over
their duty of protecting the pipelines. It was learnt that the pipeline
protection contracts, worth billions of naira, given to the militias by
the Jonathan government was for three months only and expired yesterday,
the 15th of June.
The OPC Publicity Secretary, Prince
Sylvester Eweka, said in a statement that three of its operatives,
Babatunde Adeyemi, Roland Ajayi and Orungbeja Dele-Osagie were missing
after confrontation with the task force in Sagamu which attempted a
forceful ejection of the ethnic militias.
He said: “At the weekend, NNPC abruptly sent an SMS message terminating the pipeline security contract with effect from June 15, 2015.
“The OPC security outfits involved
in the contract are being owed three months by NNPC, and they have been
unable to pay personnel on the project.
“On Sunday, a lorry-load of task
force members invaded the Sagamu area, claiming it had orders to
forcefully reclaim control of the pipeline area. “Irked by this
unceremonious move, the private security operatives said they had no
signal from their management to vacate the site.
“However, after the ensuing fracas,
three men could not be accounted for by their team leaders. “Many of
the private security operatives fled the scene, amidst shooting by the
task force.
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