We’re At War With Oil Thieves – JTF

The Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, has said it is at war with oil thieves in the region.
However, the security outfit assured Nigerians that it was winning the war, stressing that it had intensified its fight against illegal oil and gas activities in the creeks of the region.
Commander, JTF, Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Atewe, made this known on Wednesday when the Air Officer Commanding, Mobility Command, paid him a familiarisation visit at the JTF headquarters in Yenagoa, the state capital.

The Joint Military Task Force in the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, has said it is at war with oil thieves in the region.
However, the security outfit assured Nigerians that it was winning the war, stressing that it had intensified its fight against illegal oil and gas activities in the creeks of the region.
Commander, JTF, Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Atewe, made this known on Wednesday when the Air Officer Commanding, Mobility Command, paid him a familiarisation visit at the JTF headquarters in Yenagoa, the state capital.
Atewe further revealed that the JTF had successfully carried out routine operations in the creeks of the oil-rich region which resulted in the recent arrests and seizures of over 22 illegal oil vessels in Eleme area of Rivers State.
The JTF boss also said the operation led to the destruction of many oil tankers belonging to unauthorised oil dealers on the waterways.
Atewe promised to work in synergy with the Mobility Command to rid the region of oil theft, sea piracy and kidnapping.
In his remarks,On his part, The AOC, Air Vice Marshal Umar Omeiza, who was newly posted to the command, said his visit was to familiarise himself with the JTF.
On the 2015 general elections, Omeiza said the Mobility Command was fully prepared to assist the Independent National Electoral Commission in airlifting men and materials to riverine communities in the region.
He also assured Nigerians that the command would work in collaboration with the JTF and other security agencies to provide adequate security during the elections.