NAN
The House of Representatives on Tuesday commenced
investigation into activities of the Joint Military Task Force in the
Niger Delta.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that
the house is investigating alleged burning and destruction of equipment
seized from illegal refinery operators in the area by the task force.
Briefing newsmen in Abuja on the investigation, Mr
Sule Garo (Kano-APC), Chairman, Ad hoc Committee on Illegal Refineries,
said the house was worried about the environment.
Garo explained that the intentions of the house
was to bring an end to the despoliation of the Niger Delta environment
through burning of equipment confiscated from illegal operators of
refineries.
He said the JTF, Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation, Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency,
National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency, and affected
communities had been invited to testify.
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