Deputy Commissioner of Police Bayonle Kafar Sulaiman has been appointed by Inspector-General of Police IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun as the new commanding officer of the Inspector-General of Police Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering, or IGP-STFPIB.
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“The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, Ph.D., NPM, in his continuous effort to combat pipeline vandalism and oil theft, has appointed Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Bayonle Kafar Sulaiman, as the new Commanding Officer in charge of the Inspector-General of Police Special Task Force on Petroleum and Illegal Bunkering (IGP-STFPIB),” according to a press statement e-signed and sent to the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP by the Force Public The announcement reads, “The new Commander was previously Squadron Commander, Police Mobile Force 20, Lagos. He has demonstrated his prowess in similar taskforce operations.”
In his capacity as the IGP’s Commanding Officer of the STFPIB, he has been given the task force’s objective to combat illicit activities related to the petroleum industry, such as pipeline vandalism, illegal bunkering, and oil theft. The trend of oil theft, pipeline damage, and illegal bunkering, which pose substantial risks to the environment, the economy, and energy security, has also been strongly denounced by the Inspector-General of Police.
He underlined that these illicit actions have disastrous environmental effects, such as pollution, habitat destruction, and oil spills, in addition to causing large financial losses. He gives the Commander orders to maintain strict control over the office, enforce deterrent by bringing legal action against anyone found guilty, and use his resources to stop economic sabotage in Nigeria’s oil industry both upstream and downstream.
“The IGP further calls on all pertinent oil industry stakeholders and well-meaning Nigerians to collaborate with law enforcement and other security agencies to jointly combat this threat. Credible intelligence should also be shared with security agencies to reveal any unseen schemes encouraging this crime and others like it in the nation.”
