The Horizon
Kayode Komolafe
Without prejudice to the integrity of the various investigations into the disappearance of M.T. African Pride, the ship that was arrested for bunkering, the matter deserves a wider public scrutiny.
Incidentally, while the investigations were in progress yet another ship, M.T.Jimoh in the custody of the Navy, was declared missing last week. To paraphrase a sage, if the case of M.T. African Pride was tragic, that of M.T. Jimoh could be described as farcical.
This is because these incidents speak volumes about the magnitude of theft and corruption associated with oil in the high seas
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