NO HIDING PLACE FOR OIL THIEVES - DEFENCE CHIEF

The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, on Friday warned oil thieves and other criminals in the Niger Delta region to refrain from testing the will of the Armed Forces otherwise they would face unpleasant consequences.
Badeh, who spoke at the inaug
uration of the permanent site of the Headquarters of Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta in Igbogene, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, noted that the military was now better positioned to protect the region.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Badeh said that the armed forces had a long history in the region and urged the people to shun oil theft and illegal refining of petroleum products and other criminal activities.
He noted that the Navy had recently acquired weapons to patrol and secure the territorial waters, adding that the JTF had also received additional equipment for land and waterways patrols.
Earlier, the deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral John Jonah (retd), commended the sacrifices of various security agencies in sustaining the existing peace in the state.
He also lauded the leadership of the JTF for initiating the idea for construction of a facility for military operations.
The Chief of Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh, on Friday warned oil thieves and other criminals in the Niger Delta region to refrain from testing the will of the Armed Forces otherwise they would face unpleasant consequences.
Badeh, who spoke at the inauguration of the permanent site of the Headquarters of Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta in Igbogene, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, noted that the military was now better positioned to protect the region.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that Badeh said that the armed forces had a long history in the region and urged the people to shun oil theft and illegal refining of petroleum products and other criminal activities.
He noted that the Navy had recently acquired weapons to patrol and secure the territorial waters, adding that the JTF had also received additional equipment for land and waterways patrols.
Earlier, the deputy governor of Bayelsa State, Rear Admiral John Jonah (retd), commended the sacrifices of various security agencies in sustaining the existing peace in the state.
He also lauded the leadership of the JTF for initiating the idea for construction of a facility for military operations.