Asari Dokubo accusing soldiers and lower people who steal jerricans of petrol while he is behind the stealing and enjoyment of millions of dollars stashed in their bank account – Maj. Gen Haruna

Major General Ibrahim Bata Malgwi Haruna, the former Commissioner for Information and Culture, has strongly criticized Asari Dokubo, a former leader of the Niger Delta Militants, for accusing the Nigerian military of involvement in oil theft in the Niger Delta region.

Dokubo, who previously led the now-defunct Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, made these allegations during a press briefing after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the State House on Friday. He claimed that the military high command was behind the illegal activity of oil bunkering in the Niger Delta, stating that ordinary citizens lack the necessary resources and technology to engage in such activities, particularly the direct tapping of crude oil by connecting pipes to oil heads.

Asari Dokubo, while denying having a private security force, asserted that he played a significant role in resolving the crisis in the Niger and Kaduna axis of the country.

However, during an appearance on Arise TV’s The Morning Show on Tuesday morning, General Haruna strongly rebuked individuals like Asari Dokubo, stating that they do not possess the moral authority to speak about oil theft in Nigeria unless they are willing to apologize to Nigerians.

According to him, “Is Asari Dokubo free from oil theft? Is he not a beneficiary of oil theft? How did he finance his empire over there? Maybe he is accusing soldiers and lower people who steal jerricans of petrol while he is behind the stealing and enjoyment of millions of dollars stashed in their bank accounts.

“I think talking about Dokubo and others is because of the impact of security and its operations have failed. Those who are accessing the military and other services, they point one finger at the military and the other three are pointing at them.

“In the Nigerian situation, they cannot get to where they’ve gotten if the spills of oil are not dripping from their ears and mouths.”