Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL) has reportedly unmasked an illegal oil loading point at Cawthorne Channel 1 Flowstation in Rivers State.
Reports indicated that the facility, operated by Sahara Energy, was allegedly being used by an oil theft syndicate to siphon crude oil.
Although no security agency has claimed responsibility for the raid, reliable sources attributed the feat to the TSSNL, operated by Chief Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo).
It was said that the TSSNL operatives intercepted the syndicate’s foot soldiers while in operation, and an oil barge named AGS 01 and an unnamed wooden boat may have been impounded.
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Stakeholders in the oil industry have questioned the latest development, particularly with the presence of military personnel at Cawthorne Channel 1 Flowstation.
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A source (name withheld) who spoke with newsmen said:
“The presence of a wooden boat stored with crude oil and its hatches opened speaks volumes. This is obviously crude oil theft syndicate backed and encouraged by the unscrupulous military establishment, officials of oil company and those of the state-owned Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).
“A lot of questions are begging for answers in the unfolding scenario. The germane one is when have we come to the worrisome stage in the oil industry when a wooden boat are being used to lift crude oil on behalf of NNPCL or is it that the operatives of TSSNL sighted on top of the seized oil equipment were also aiding and abetting the illegal act?
“Or is it that Tantita has recorded another feat? If it’s so, it means its efforts should be commended by the government and indeed all Nigerians.”
