Agroup, the Niger Delta Youths and Stakeholder Congress, has raised the alarm over the continued delay by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to commence probe on the former Executive Vice President of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Tombomieye Adokiye, on allegation bothering on alleged crude oil theft and instigation of youths to stage a mega protest in the region.
The group wondered why its petition against Adokiye, dated January 22/01/2025 and officially endorsed by the commission’s ,and since that time uptill nw investigation has not been treated, making room for suspicion.
In the petition addressed to the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), signed on behalf of Niger Delta Youths and Stakeholder Congress, by its secretary, Davies Iyieke, accused Adokiye of deliberately sabotaged the economy of Nigeria through alleged sponsorship of crude oil bunkering and theft and deliberately excluded core Niger Delta youths and other stakeholders from all NNPC concessional empowerment in the upstream subsidiaries.
They alleged that Adokiye who was EX Group Executive Director (Upstream) vowed to instigate huge confusion undermining the human, capital and infrastructural development of the Niger Delta, loss of revenue for Nigeria through sponsorship of oil bunkering activities and involvement in oil theft.
As at press time, all efforts to get reactions from Adokiye, were unsuccessful as he did not pick up calls nor respond to messages put to him.