The Joint Task Force (JTF) of Operation Delta Safe
has for the past three months arrested over 300 criminals who indulged in oil
theft, pipeline vandalism as well as destroyed illegal refineries in the creeks
while seven ocean-going vessels used by the criminals were impounded.
The Commandant of Joint Task Force, Rear Admiral
Akinjide Akinrinade, disclosed this during a visit on the Akwa Ibom State
Governor, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, at the Government House in Uyo.
Akinrinade, who expressed the determination of the JTF
to clear the Niger Delta region of miscreants, called on the governors of the
region to support the task force to achieve it mandate.
The commandant alerted the governor on activities
of suspected insurgents within Ibeno and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas of
the state, and sued for cooperation from the state government and the community
to rid the area of criminals.
He applauded the state governor for the logistic
support granted security agencies to boost their operations in the Niger Delta
region.
According to him, the support and collaboration
with the security agencies has contributed to making Akwa Ibom one of the
safest states in the country.
The naval boss particularly noted the
rehabilitation of buildings at the Wellington Bassey Barracks, Ibagwa in Abak
Local Government Area as well as building of the Navy Military School and the
Command Science Secondary School in the state.
He maintained that the audience granting them is a
testimony of his commitment to sustain the existing peace in the state to boost
investment drive.
Emmanuel, who received members of the JTF, called
on security agencies to intensify efforts on intelligence gathering to combat
all forms of criminality and insecurity in the Niger Delta region.
He applauded the security agencies for their
collaboration in making the state a safe haven for investors, urging them not
to rest on their oars but continue to police the region to keep the criminals
at bay.
The governor pledged his administration commitment
to providing necessary support to boost their operations, and particularly drew
the attention of the security agencies to the menace of drugs abuse which he
said is prevalent among youths.
He appealed to the relevant agencies to help
eradicate drugs abuse and fish out their dealers to help stem the tide of
crimes in the country and the Niger Delta region in particular.
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