The new Commander of Operation PULO SHIELD, Major General Alani Okunlola, has called on the sectors and unit commanders of the troops to stir up operations against illegal oil bunkering and oil theft for total eradication of oil related illegalities and other sundry crimes in Niger Delta.

Okunlola warned that the field commanders would be held responsible for any act of compromise by the officers and men under their command.

The Commander gave this warning during his familiarisation tour to sectors and units under Operation Pulo Shield immediately after his assumption of office.

The tour commenced with a visit to Sector 1 of the Operation, comprising of Ondo, Edo and Delta States. He was received at the headquarters of the Sector by the Commander of the Sector, Brigadier General Farouk Yahaya.

Briefing the Commander, General Yahaya highlighted some achievements recorded by the Sector in the past six months as well as some challenges facing the command, which he said need urgent attention for effective policing of the water ways.

Okunlola in his response assured the sector of maximum support and provision of logistics to fight against illegal oil bunkering and oil theft in the Region. He emphasised the need to key into the ‘Zero Tolerance Campaign’ against oil theft and other sundry crimes in the Niger Delta.

The Commander further visited the 81 AMG and also had a stopover at the 3 battalion, Warri, where he addressed the press on the destruction of militant camps at Benigboye in Burutu LGA of Delta State and arrest of a suspect.

The suspect was paraded along with some sophisticated weapons recovered from militants. Some of the weapons include Medium Machine Gun (MMG), AK 47 Light Machine Gun (LMG) and G3 among others.

 The Commander also visited Sector 2, which comprises of Sub Sectors 1, 2 and 3 of the Operation, NAF 97 Special Operation Group, NNS Pathfinder and NNS Jubilee. Other formation visited by the Commander includes Sector 3 Calabar, 6 Battalion Abak, NNS Victory, Sector 4 Ohafia Abia State and Sector 5 Obinze, Owerri Imo State.

In another development, troops of the Sector 2 Operation Pulo Shield deployed at LCC3 Onne, while on routine patrol sighted an SUV jeep parked and recovered some ammunition from their search while the occupants fled on sighting the troops.

The exhibits recovered included one pump action gun, one AK 47 rifle and a pistol with 64 cartridges and 10 rounds of 7.62mm special ammunition.  The exhibits are in custody of the Sector.