Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has explained that the burning of vessels used for oil theft is due to weak prosecution processes that allow offenders to return to crime with little or no consequence.
Papers News reports that Musa spoke on Thursday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, lamenting that the slow pace of justice discourages soldiers and emboldens criminals.
The defence chief said troops often put their lives on the line to apprehend suspects, only for the cases to collapse in court or be dismissed on technical grounds.