He said no arrest had been made but that troops were currently on the trail of the operators of the seized vessel.
“The twin evil of drug abuse and sex trade represents a great danger to the lives of our young people and the society at large.”
“We have a new way of thinking and a new way of doing things. We are moving away from the past because times are changing.”
Sixty-nine gay suspects apprehended in Delta during a gay wedding ceremony have been granted bail.
The federal government says it is planning two super highways across the country through a public-private partnership scheme.
“These efforts will be sustained in these locations and others until oil thieves and their accomplices desist from their illegal activities,” the statement added.
Minister Abubakar Momoh has solicited the cooperation of governors from the Niger Delta to speed up the region’s development.
The governor said investigation by security agencies had linked one Gift David Okpara Okpolowu (2-Baba) and his gang to the murder of the senior police officer.
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The DPO was killed during an exchange of gun fire between his team and the cultists, who also made away with his body.
However, the police in a statement on its X handle on Monday disclosed that the officers have been identified and are now in custody.
