Declining Oil Theft: FG urged to increase Tantita’s contract sum

By Tunde Oso

The Mayor of Urhoboland and erstwhile militant leader, Eshanekpe Israel, besides known arsenic Akpodoro, has appealed to the Federal Government to summation the worth of the pipeline surveillance declaration awarded to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited (TSSNL).

Akpodoro said the telephone became indispensable pursuing reports of dependable betterment successful Nigeria’s crude lipid accumulation and simplification successful theft, which helium attributed to the operations of TSSNL, managed by High Chief Government Ekpemupolo (Tompolo).

Citing a study by the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), helium noted that Nigeria’s crude lipid losses declined importantly from an mean of 102,900 barrels per time successful 2021 to 9,600 barrels per time successful July 2025—a 94.57 percent reduction.

He commended the Federal Government and the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) for engaging backstage information firms successful protecting lipid assets, describing the community-based surveillance exemplary arsenic effective.

Akpodoro urged President Bola Tinubu, done the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, to grow TSSNL’s operational scope to screen much areas, arguing that specified an hold would further curb lipid theft.

According to him, with accrued enactment and funding, the backstage information steadfast could play a decisive relation successful eliminating crude lipid theft crossed Nigerian waters.

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