CEPEJ: NIGERIAN GOVT MUST RETRAIN SECURITY OUTFITS ON ENVIRONMENT

Environmental stakeholders in the Niger Delta region have called for retraining and capacity enhancement of security agents  involved in the fight against illegal refining of stolen crude oil in the region.

Following a round table discussion of all security agencies in Nigeria facilitated by the Center for Peace and Environmental Justice CEPEJ, the forum  led by Key note speaker and former national secretary of the Nigerian Environmental society of Nigeria NIS, Akporoworoh FNES ,noted that current practice of destroying  the illegal refineries and spilling the products into the environment was no longer acceptable.
The forum noted that there was need to train security agents on how to recover stolen crude,safe guard it and hand it over to a designated government agency that will take it into custody and ensure proper handling.
Key note speaker and former national secretary of the Nigerian Environmental society of Nigeria Akporoworoh FNES averred that " the current tactics of intercept and exterminate by the military is hurting the environment, it is therefore very important to change the approach, He went further, to say "  it is important to note that  the proposed approach may not be easy and may require some legislation to boost the capacity of the military.
The various representatives of the security agencies noted that there was need for members of the public to synergize with the military by way of shearing information. They  also  appealed to CEPEJ to ogarnise such forums in the riverine areas as it will go along way in helping the people understand the level of  damage being done.

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