A group, the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), has pledged its commitment to end bunkering activities and other economic sabotage in the Niger Delta. Peoples Gazette reports.

The President of the group, Sukubo Sukubo, made the pledge yesterday in a statement after a sensitisation campaign by the group in Akuku-Toru LGA in Rivers.Information Guide Nigeria

Mr. Sukubo said the campaign’s aim across the nine communities of ”Kula Kingdom” was to achieve zero tolerance for bunkering, chemical fishing and other economic sabotage in the area.NYSC Portal

The communities were Kula, Belema, Oluama, Agudama, and Robert-Kiri, also known as Bush Bar, Kalamasiri, Offogboko, and Uwangaye.

According to him, sensitisation became necessary due to the associated risks and the negative impact on the nation’s economy occasioned by oil bunkering activities and chemical fishing.

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He expressed concerns over bunkering activities on the aquatic lives and the environment of the state’s nine communities in Akuku-Toru LGA.

”Kula Kingdom is a coastal community surrounded by the St.Bathelomeo and Santababra Rivers, rich in oil minerals and untapped tourism potentials,” he stated. “The Robert Kiri Flow Station, OML 55, Idama Flow Station, OML 55, and the Belema Flow Station, OML 25, are all located in the area.”JAMB Result

He stated that the group would not be distracted from reaching its goal of ending bunkering.

Mr Sukubo recalled the recent boat accident that claimed three lives, Sopakiriba Igbikis, Alex George and Richard Micah, while embarking on illegal bunkering activities in OML 25 in Kula, in Akuku Toru LGA.

He urged the members of the communities to desist from illegal activities that could endanger their lives, pollute their environment, and destroy their livelihoods.

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