The Niger Delta Coastline Vanguard (NDCV), a group of ex-militants in Ondo State, has called on the Federal Government to decentralize the pipeline surveillance contract and accommodate leaders of ex-militants in each state of the region.
The group made the call in a statement signed by its President, General Job Omotuwa.
The statement said, “We are the members of Ondo State Niger Delta Coastal Vanguard. We are a group of ex-militants who, under the Presidential Amnesty Program submitted weapons and were granted pardoned in 2017 with a promise to be properly integrated into the federal Government Amnesty program with all accrued benefits. We established Forest Camp in Ilaje and Ese-Odo Local government Areas of Ondo State. The Ilaje covers the entire 120kms coastline and 80% of the water ways in the state. We are also licensed to operate under a registered company called Steve Latcon Security Services (SLSS) and Niger Delta Coastaline Vanguard (NDCV) which have an impressive records of water way security within and outside the state over a long period of time.”
