IPMAN Indicts Police In Pipeline Vandalism, Products Adulteration

The Coordinator, Sector ‘C’ Command of the Surveillance and Enforcement Team of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Delta State, Eshanekpe Israel, a.k.a. Akpodoro, has alleged collusion of some men in police uniform with pipeline vandals and petroleum adulterators, urging the Inspector General of Police and the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibraham Gambari, to investigate this claim.
In a June 24, 2021 dated letter to the Chief of Staff, Amb Ibrahim Gambari, made available to newsmen, Eshanekpe, appointed Co-ordinator by the Elder Chinedu Okoronkwo-led Presidency of IPMAN, alleged that some men in police uniform have been in an unholy alliance with those he described as culprits in pipeline vandalism, oil theft, product adulteration, vandalism of oil company facilities and sundry crimes which he said the Enforcement Team of IPMAN, was out to fight the illegal bunkering in the state.
The former warlord in his petition, which was also copied to the National Security Adviser to the President, Bangana Monguno; the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Defence Minister, Chairman Police Service Commission, Police Affairs Minister, NNPC GMD, DG DSS, the Inspector General of Police, DIG Ops , Force Secretary and others, accused security men of aiding and abetting crimes in the distribution chain of the oil industry.