A former Niger Delta militants’ leader, Government Ekpemupolo aka Tompolo, has accused the security agencies of complicity in the infamous act of oil theft in the region.
He specifically said that those who steal the country’s oil are working in cahoots with the military and navy.
The activist made the accusation during an interview with Channels TV.
The Federal government recently awarded Tompolo a pipeline surveillance contract worth N48billion.
The deal, which sparked controversy, is to protect facilities in the six oil-producing states.
Tompolo, a former commander of the defunct Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), has vowed to stop oil theft in the region.
“A lot of people are running helter-skelter because they know that there is nothing in this country concerning the riverine that I don’t know,” he said.
Delta-based Tompolo, an Egbesu chief priest, disclosed that youths engaged for the job in other states would soon commence work.
“Once they are fully engaged, we will now call security agencies to call their people to order.
“Coming from Warri, you see security boats all over the place.
“If you look at the whole setting, where this illegal bunkering is taking place…
“…If you have one Navy gunboat, one army gun boat, the extreme end is where the real bunkering is taking place,” he stated.