Tompolo’s Tantita Security Captures Crude Oil Thieves With 800k Little Vessel

Ex-Niger Delta Militant, Government Ekpemupolo well known as Tompolo security network, Tantita Security Services, contracted by the Federal Government of Nigeria to fight against Oil thieves has captured a 800 thousands littles of Vessel filled with stolen crude oil.

According to news release made available by Garba Deen Muhammad, the Chief Corporate Communications Officer of
NNPC Limited on Monday, the earlier suspecious vessel with a cargo of stolen crude oil was intercepted on July 7, 2023 from credible information from the Tantita Security Services.

A video made available by NNPC showed the vessel said to be heading to Cameroon with the stolen Crude Oil from Ondo State being surrounded by security operatives.

Excerpts of the NNPC news release reads in quote thus:

PRIVATE SECURITY CONTRACTORS INTERCEPT 800,000 LITRE CAPACITY VESSEL WITH STOLEN CRUDE OIL

Following the receipt of credible intelligence, a Private Security Contractor engaged by NNPC Ltd., Tantita Security Services, intercepted a suspicious Vessel with a Cargo of Crude oil on board on July 7, 2023.

The Vessel, MT TURA II (IMO number: 6620462), owned by a Nigerian Registered Company, HOLAB MARITIME SERVICES LIMITED with Registration Number RC813311, was heading to Cameroun with the Cargo on board when it was apprehended at an offshore location (Latitude: 5.8197194477543235°, Longitude: 4.789002723991871°), with the Captain and Crew members on board.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the crude oil cargo onboard was illegally sourced from a well jacket offshore Ondo State, Nigeria. There was no valid documentation for the Vessel or the Crude Oil Cargo onboard at the time of the arrest.

Further investigation into the activities of the vessel at the NNPC Ltd. Command and Control Centre also revealed that the Vessel has been operating in stealth mode for the last twelve (12) years. The last reported location of the Vessel was Tin Can Port in July 2011.

Details of this arrest and the outcomes of the investigations were escalated to the appropriate Government authorities, upon which it was concluded to destroy the Vessel to serve as a strong warning and deterrent to all those participating in such illegal activities to cease and desist.

Destroying vessels involved in transporting stolen crude oil is of paramount importance as a strong deterrent. The illegal trade of stolen crude oil not only inflicts significant economic losses on Nigeria and legitimate stakeholders in the oil industry, but also perpetuates a cycle of corruption, environmental devastation, and social instability.

NNPC Ltd. assures Nigerians that we will sustain the momentum in the war against crude oil theft until it is brought to a halt.