Rivers Tell Governor, Nyesom Wike, has pledged N460 million to the 23 local govt apartment chairmen to battle oil bunkering within the state.
This implies that every chairman will receive N20 million to assassinate unlawful refinery web sites that were identified of their respective domains.
Wike made this pledge on Wednesday when he met with the local govt chairmen, the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Friday Eboka, and the Tell Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Aliyu Bature.
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Primarily based on the governor, the resolution to battle unlawful refineries within the state is geared toward sending an outstanding message to grease bunkerers.
He equally directed the police commissioner to provide security duvet for the local govt chairmen within the clearance operations.
“All of that you can silent rent bulldozers, clear all these creeks,” the governor ordered the LG bosses. “The govt. offers you some money so as that they’re going to needless to notify we are serious.
“Those of you who’re from the riverine areas, I don’t wish to listen to it’s miles the creek. Flow and clear these areas, apply to the state govt, every of you, a minimal of N20 million for a originate to rent the equipment.
“That doesn’t indicate you are going to wait earlier than you originate. You may presumably presumably wish to originate as of late, tomorrow to come. CP, please give them the safety to invent this work. Don’t give them two policemen.”
This comes a week after the governor asked the police commissioner to collaborate with heads of alternative security agencies in Rivers, council chairmen, and ancient rulers to fish out all these alive to in unlawful bunkering and artisanal refining for prosecution.
He had accused persons engaged in unlawful bunkering and artisanal refining of being to blame for the soot polluting the air and endangering the health of residents of the state.
The governor also declared that the state govt has resolved to curb the activities of these alive to in erroneous oil theft and refining once and for all.
