The operatives, currently deployed on high-risk special duties to protect critical oil and gas assets, are now appealing to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, and the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of MOPOL to urgently intervene before the situation deteriorates into an internal security crisis.
Officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force Mobile Personnel (MOPOL) and Operations units attached to TotalEnergies EP Nigeria Limited (formerly Total E&P) in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have cried out over alleged systemic extortion, massive kickback schemes, and dehumanising treatment perpetrated by their Commanding Officers (COs).
The operatives, currently deployed on high-risk special duties to protect critical oil and gas assets, are now appealing to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olatunji Disu, and the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of MOPOL to urgently intervene before the situation deteriorates into an internal security crisis.
Insider sources and victims of the ongoing extortion racket, who spoke exclusively with SaharaReporters on Monday, revealed that the commanders of the six police squadrons attached to the multinational oil giant have mandated a compulsory ₦70,000 monthly "returns" (kickback) from each operative's newly upgraded allowance.
