Expert Calls For Transparency In Niger Delta Pipeline Surveillance Contracts

A security communication expert, Tajudeen Suleiman, has called for greater transparency and evidence-based scrutiny of pipeline surveillance contracts in the Niger Delta.
Suleiman made the call in an opinion article titled, “Asari Dokubo’s Pipeline Contract Claims And The Stakes For Niger Delta Security,” following recent comments by former Niger Delta militant, Asari Dokubo, on pipeline surveillance arrangements.
In a viral video, Dokubo had made claims about payments allegedly received by Osahon Idahosa and the Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, for pipeline protection.
Suleiman said the figure cited by Dokubo appeared to have shifted from a monthly amount to an annual figure, and...