In what could be described as a major breakthrough in the fight against crude oil theft in the Niger Delta region, Tantita security outfit which is a private security outfit owned by Former militant leader High Chief Government Ekpemupolo alias TOMPOLO have arrested an oil vessel christened MT TURA 2, and twelve suspects in the border waterways between Delta and Ondo state.
The arrest of the vessel and suspects which also had the support of the Joint Task Force operation Delta safe, is part of the synergy and charge by the federal government, in reducing crude oil theft to the barest minimum level.
The arrest of the vessel notorious for criminal activities since 2016 despite changing it’s original name from ALI, which is a Turkish name to MT-TURA 2 according to the director of TANTITA operations, was as a result of intelligence gathering.
On his part, the commander TF operation Delta safe hails the synergy between TANTITA and the military
One of the arrested twelve suspects who is the vessel captain spoke on his involvement as the TANTITA operations director warn oil thieves to desist from criminal act.
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