Precious Obogo
The Host Communities of Nigeria producing oil and gas (HOSCON) has alerted that some unknown persons could be involved in a plot to sabotage oil flows through the pipelines.
The Group has therefore called on President Bola Tinubu to investigate alleged plot by some unnamed oil cabals to frustrate the pipeline surveillance operation in the Niger Delta region.
They expressed this concern via an open letter from HOSCON to the President dated June 20, 2026.
The letter signed by the Chairman, HOSCON Traditional Rulers and Elders Advisory Council of Nigeria, His Majesty, Obukowho Monday Whiskey, Udurhie I, the Ovie of Idjerhe kingdom, attributed the alleged plot to intelligence reports obtained “from highly placed sources both in Abuja and across the Niger Delta”.
According to HOSCON, intelligence at its disposal “from highly placed sources both in Abuja and across the Niger Delta is that since the oil cabals can no longer have their way in stealing crude oil in the region, they have perfected a new approach by deliberately starving the authorities of the pipeline surveillance outfit of regular funding and thus creating unnecessary salaries delay and other operational activities being carried out in the day to day activities of the oil pipeline security giant”.
HOSCON noted that as a result, staff and subcontractors of the organisation have not been paid for almost four months running, “thereby causing grumbling and threats to down tools by workers”.
While maintaining that it would keep exposing all the underhand working against the success of the project”, HOSCON urged the President to investigate the discovery, noting that “delaying actions could be an invitation to avoidable crisis”.
The letter read in part, “We … write to specifically draw your attention to a well-planned and orchestrated plot by some influential cabals at the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited to deliberately cause disorder in the Niger Delta.
“We strongly condemn this new plots and believe that it cannot be true because the sacrifices that the authorities of Tantita Security Services Limited has made to get to where they are will be made useless by some selfish cabals who do not mean for our country.
“We trust that as a father of the nation, this findings by the leadership of the Oil & Gas production communities in the country will be given very serious attention, as delaying actions could be an invitation to avoidable crisis.
“No interest of individuals or groups can be more important than that of the entire country.
“Now, we are fully aware of the antics of the NNPC authorities to deliberately delay payments of services already rendered by Tantita Security Services Limites so that they can disorganise their operations.
“The leadership of The Host Communities of Nigeria (HOSCON) will keep exposing all the under hand working against the success of this all important project.
“What we expect from all patriotic Nigerian, NNPC management inclusive, is support and undiluted encouragement, considering the daily hazards and threats being faced by security workers.