Some activists, under the aegis of the National Probity and Values for Nation-Building Organisation (NPVNBO), have cautioned former Niger Delta militant leader, Alhaji Asari Dokubo, over his oil theft allegations against the military.
They urged Dokubo to desist from making what they called unguarded and inflammatory remarks that could heat up the polity at a time a new administration was just settling down to business.
In a statement by its spokesman Ademola Ojo, NPVNBO said it was dismayed by the sweeping allegations against the military in its alleged involvement in crude oil theft and bunkering.
“We find it appalling that Mujaheed Asari Dokubo could make such wide, off-the-mark allegations against the Nigerian Armed Forces, particularly the Nigerian Army and Navy, for their alleged involvement in crude oil theft and economic sabotage.
“We feel such spurious and unguarded claims should better be avoided as they are capable of heating up the polity within the Armed Forces in a government that is still in transition.
“This is obviously tactless and garrulous and we believe the nascent administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should not be distracted with such unsubstantiated allegations that are capable of sowing distrust,” Ojo said.