DHQ vows to protect national assets from destruction

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Military High Command has reiterated that the Armed Forces of Nigeria will not fold its arms and allow any individual or group of individuals to destroy the country’s critical national assets.

The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Markus Kangye, stated this while briefing newsmen on the operations of the military across the country on Thursday in Abuja.

This followed the recent incidents of explosions on some crude oil pipelines in Rivers.

Kangye said the military had been in the forefront of protecting the nation’s oil installations in the Niger Delta, adding that the commanding officers were focused on achieving the mandate.

“The field commanders are aware of all that is happening in the field. So whatever has happened, they will interrogate it and come up with their findings.

“It would be prejudicial for me to tell you this is the outcome of their findings, while they have not formulated their findings.

“I want to tell you that there is no doubt the military will not hold their hands and allow some of our critical infrastructures to be destroyed by criminals.

“That is why they are there, to protect those critical infrastructures,” he said.

Kangye said the troops of Operation Delta Safe had in the last one week foiled oil theft estimated to the tune of about N461.7 in the South South region…