They have been at the forefront of several high-profile arrests of crude oil thieves made in the Niger Delta area in the last few years.
A Director at Tantita Security Services, Warredi Enisuoh, has given some insights on why security operatives destroy most vessels that are caught stealing Nigeria’s crude oil.on Thursday, said several factors contributes to the decision to destroy the vessels.“Nobody is going to be very happy about the destruction of evidence, however, one of the problems we always find is that ships are not small assets.
Tantita, a private security company contracted by the Federal Government to protect critical oil and gas assets in the Niger Delta area, is owned by former Niger Delta agitator, Government Ekpemupolo. Most of the times when these vessels conveying stolen crude oil are arrested, they are set on fire by the security operatives, which many have condemned as destruction of evidence which could have been used to prosecute the perpetrators.The Tantita director, however, said that the level of destruction of apprehended vessels has been reduced and that the legal approach is now more embraced.