The Chief of Defence Staff, General Gabriel Olonisakin has assured the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Dr Emmanuel Kachikwu, that the Armed Forces would collaborate with the corporation on pipeline security.
The CDS gave this assurance on Tuesday, when Kachikwu paid him a courtesy visit at his office at Defence Headquarters Abuja, where he stated that it is the duty of the military to safeguard the strategic assets of the nation.
Gen Olonisakin stated that the Nigerian Navy has put up a lot of initiatives at ensuring that the issue of pipeline vandalism, piracy and oil theft are addressed.
Kachikwu, in his remarks, said that the meeting became necessary, following the proposal of the NNPC to the President, Muhammadu Buhari, to partner with the Army Corps of Engineers for pipeline maintenance and the overseeing of the security of its properties.
He added that the visit was meant to work out modalities under the CDS’ supervision to have the military protecting NNPC’s equipment and assets.
“We are trying to equip the Navy a lot more with boats for patrols; we are trying to get trackers and central system to be able to monitor every vessel that comes in and out of the country. We have equally spoken with the Chief of Air Staff (CAS) on other effective way of collaboration.”
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