OIL THEFT: MOSIEND To Partner With JTF
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by Our Correspondent The Movement for the Survival of Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has pledged to collaborate with the Joint Military Forces in the Niger Delta to tackle oil theft and sundry crimes.
Mr Kenedy Tonjo-West, National President of MOSIEND made the pledge when the group visited the headquarters of the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Wednesday, March 16th in Yenagoa.
Tonjo-West who said the efforts of the JTF was commendable, added that it deserves the support of stakeholders in the Niger Delta region to stabilize and boost crude oil production as well as curb criminal activities that lead to insecurity.
According to him; “We are here to collaborate with JTF because of our planned reorientation of the youths of the region.
“The essence is to reorient them towards a change of attitude to uplift and uphold our lost values and shun the vices that have de-marketed the Niger Delta and our struggle and made investors reluctant to come to the region.
“We are vigorously fighting against illegalities and violence, we can’t fight against it without coming to the institution whose mandate it is to make sure that this place becomes investment friendly.
“We are happy that the command has given us the consent to tour the communities to continue to preach against all forms of criminality and every other vices that have continued to make the place inhabitable for investors.
“Whether we like it or not our Niger Delta region has been demarketed and nobody wants to go to a place that has security issues and it should be a thing of concern to any Niger Delta person yearning for development.
“This is because when investors come in, it raises the internally generated revenue and creates employment for the teaming youths and engages people constructively.
“We felt that we owe the Niger Delta that responsibility of reorientating the people to make the place more investment friendly for the region. We will achieve this through community engagement.
“MOSIEND is in all the communites in Niger Delta states and we are going to use this structure to make sure that we propagate this message down to all the communities.
“Once this is done and the youths minds are re-orientated, the Federal and State Governments will commend the active role of MOSIEND”.
Responding, the Commander of Joint task Force, Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Aminu Hassan said that the Command welcomes the partnership.
He said that the joint force will collaborate with MOSIEND to achieve her aim, adding that the command was ready to assist in any way possible to make sure that MOSIEND succeeds.
He explained that the fight against oil theft, illegal refineries, vandalism were economic crimes that deplete resources that accrue to the federal government and requires the support of all stakeholders.
