OPC condemns killing of DSS operators by pipeline vandals

The Director of Media and  Publicity  of  Oodua People’s Congress  , ( OPC ) led by Otunba Gani Adams, Barrister Yinka Oguntimehin , has condemned the  gruesome  killing of 10  members of State Security Operatives  by  pipeline vandals in Isawo  , ikorodu , Lagos state  .

Barrister   Oguntimehin in a release made available to the media in Lagos   described the action of the vandals as “   Highly condemnable.

An act brazen in its criminality which is injurious to the national psyche only   perpetrated by sub – human beings who are not fit to live.”

He  lamented  that  ‘it is sad that some miscreants who are being financed by  a sinisterly powerful and deadly  oil mafia   have put paid to the lives and  brilliant  carriers  of 10 wondrous well trained  members of the Department of State Security Services.   

Barrister Oguntimehin   pointed out that the death of these men of honour at the point of service in such a gruesome circumstance is a pointer to the fact that the war against pipeline vandals is not a tea party’s affair which can be taken or approached with kid’s glove

“The death of the bright 10 SS operators though sad and sorrowful is a testimony to the fact that the war against pipeline vandals and protection of our common wealth should not be localized within the confine of the regular security agents alone “

Barrister .Oguntimehin suggested  that “ this unfortunate event should  kindled our sense of perception and reasoning and  task patriotic feeling  in us to always treat national issues without sentiment  “” ‘

 He charged  the Federal government “The government must realized that oil pipeline  vandalism has grown  from being a past time of petty and tiny  miscreants of the society , it is has assumed an organized high level criminality dimension being controlled by powerful and blood tasting mafia who cannot not be dislodged solely  by the regular security agencies “

Mr Oguntimehin suggested  that “it is high time for the Federal government to stop being   mono focal in its effort at putting a stop to the activities of the vandals with the regimentation  to the belief that only the regular trained security agencies can do it  “

He pointed out that “ The recent , three months monitoring of the pipeline by   private groups has proved to all that the engagement of the so called irregular or the socio – cultural groups brought modicum of stability and sanity to pipeline vandalism. This is a pointer to the fact that the war against pipeline vandalism should not be restricted to the regular armed forces “

Barrister Oguntimehin suggested that “ As it is , the Federal government should confront  this dare devilry act of pipeline vandalism by involving both the regular armed agencies and the socio - cultural  groups which have been tried and successfully monitored the pipelines without major calamity and waste of human resources like this “

He therefore called on the Federal government to set up a dual joint action task force which should include the regular security agencies and the socio- cultural group to combat the deadly activities of pipeline vandals in Nigeria

 

Barrister Oguntimehin while commiserating with the Nation over the death of the SSS operatives tasked the security agencies to fish out the perpetrators of the gruesome murder.