By Muhammed Abubakar, Reporting
THE National Security Council (NSC), Nigeria, has said that the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) will investigate all issues partaining to the discoveries on crude oil theft to determine the extent of the illegalities and their perpetrators.
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, made the vow after the end of the NSC meeting in Abuja on Friday.
According to him, they will subsequently report back to President Muhamadu Buhari and the council.
He said the committee would be set up for the purpose of investigating the crude oil theft as a matter of urgent economic importance.
The committee, he said, would work in conjunction with the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation with a view to guaranteeing that all those involved were prosecuted.
Meanwhile, on the issue of the closed cement factory in Obajana, Kogi State, the Interior Minister disclosed that the council has ordered the reopening of the factory and advised that all controversies related to the factory be resolved in accordance with the law.
On his part, the Police Affairs Minister said that an agreement has already been reached between the Kogi State Government and the Dangote Cement in Kogi on the need to reopen the factory to ensure that peace is maintained in the state.
He said the government was committed to providing jobs rather than closing factories which would expand the unemployment market.
The decision, the council hoped, would be respected by the parties involved and the Memorandum of (MOU) signed between the parties strictly adhered to.
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