The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called for restraint amid controversy over pipeline surveillance contracts, warning that disagreements over contracts and money must not trigger ethnic tension in the region. The group said the Niger Delta has suffered enough from division, marginalisation, insecurity, and underdevelopment to allow disputes involving individuals or companies to fuel ethnic suspicion and confrontation. MOSIEND was reacting to an allegation by prominent Niger Delta figure HRH Alhaji Asari Dokubo concerning the alleged annual value of ₦2.7 trillion in pipeline surveillance contracts, in which the Olu of Warri and Chief Osahon Okunbo of Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited (PINL) were referenced. The allegation has prompted a response from a representative.
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