Muhammed Abubabar, the Minister of Defence, has actually raised issues about the function of little arms expansion in sustaining criminal activities such as oil theft, unlawful petroleum refining, and kidnapping in the Niger Delta area.
In a declaration provided by Henshaw Ogubike, Director of Information and Public Relations, the Minister’s remarks were made throughout his keynote address at the 13th National Security Seminar 2024, arranged by the Alumni Association of the National Defence College in Abuja.
The workshop worked as a vital platform for talking about pushing nationwide security problems and promoting partnership amongst stakeholders to resolve them efficiently.
Badaru highlighted the gravity of petroleum theft and unlawful refining, identifying them as major criminal offenses versus the country’s economy and its residents.
He asserted the federal government’s steady position versus such criminal activities and worried the requirement for definitive action.
Under the style “Curbing Oil Theft and Illegal Crude Oil Refining in Nigeria,” the Minister highlighted the seriousness of carrying out extensive techniques to fight these dubious activities and bring back normalcy to impacted neighborhoods, especially in the Niger Delta.
“We should continue to expand using proper innovation in warfare to improve our situational awareness and execution.
These are necessary to guaranteeing that life in the Niger Delta, specifically the host neighborhoods, go back to normalcy,” Badaru mentioned.
In his address, the Minister applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his devotion to nationwide security and acknowledged the sacrifices made by the Armed Forces and other security companies in resolving insecurity in Nigeria.
He associated the substantial boost in petroleum production to the unrelenting efforts of the Nigerian Armed Forces.
Badaru likewise revealed appreciation to Tinubu for his assistance towards improving the Armed Forces, associating the tape-recorded successes to the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda on nationwide security.
Furthermore, he applauded the Alumni Association of the National Defence College for highlighting these crucial problems and verified continuous efforts to attain the preferred nationwide goals in combating oil theft and insecurity in the Niger Delta area.