
The Akwa Ibom State Police commissioner of police, Baba Mohammed Azare, has warned youths in opposition to taking legal guidelines into their arms by blocking roads in oil corporations every time there’s any dispute.
Azare said this throughout a gathering with youths presidents and secretaries throughout the 31 native authorities areas of the state in his workplace in Uyo, the state capital on Monday.
The commissioner who attributed the misunderstanding between the host communities and oil corporations to a breakdown of communication defined that there couldn’t be any improvement with out peace.
Urging the youth leaders to work hand in hand with the police to resolve all disputes pressured that the command wouldn’t take it kindly with any group of people that disturb the peace of the land.
“Nobody ought to block the free circulation of operations of those corporations.
*With out improvement we can’t develop the financial system, when you have any drawback inform us instantly, in order that now we have a standard floor to resolve points amicable
“The manufacturing unit sited in your group is for empowerment and improvement of the group and state.
He urged the youths to exhaust all avenues for dialogue and to not resort to violence.
“We’re able to companion with you,
going ahead we count on that peace reign in all of your communities.”
The commissioner mentioned the dialogue grew to become necessary to make sure an enabling surroundings for oil corporations to function.
Responding, Justin Obo, Safety Supervisor at Seplat Vitality Producing Nigeria Limitless blamed the group leaders for not involving the youths as contained beneath the Petroleum Trade Act which directs oil companies to spend 3 p.c of their operation value on the the communities.
He suggested the youths to be conversant with the Act which has taken a lot of the burden for of Company Social Duty from the oil corporations including that the youths haven’t been sufficiently knowledgeable in regards to the provisions of the PIA.
He thanked the police commissioner for the assembly and guaranteed that going ahead the oil corporations would provoke communication avenues to resolve all communal points.