Tantita Expresses Disappointment at Nigerian Navy on Oil Theft Allegation

Tantita Expresses Disappointment at Nigerian Navy on Oil Theft Allegation 

Oyinbi Onduku

Warri ____ Management of Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited has expressed total disappointment at Nigerian Navy over unfounded, mischievous, false allegations, defamatory and libelous statement against the reputable security organization that is fully committed in fighting oil thieves in the Niger Delta Region over the arrest of 77 meter long motor tanker for crude oil theft with her 17 crew members at llaje Community, Ondo State on December 7.

In a Press Statement released on Friday December 8, 2023 signed by its Executive Director of Operations and Technical, Capt. Waredi Enisuoh has asked the Director of Naval information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan to stop spreading fake news as well as misinforming the general public with lies by linking Tantita Security Services that is sincerely curbing oil bunkering to the recent intercepted 77 meter long motor tanker for crude oil theft in Ondo.

Tantita was deeply saddened and disappointed that the Nigerian Navy could descend so low as to make such bizarre accusations against its organization knowing same to be false.

According to the statement, read.

TANTITA PRESS STATEMENT

Our attention has been drawn to a defamatory and libellous statement made by the Nigerian Navy against our organisation, Tantita Security Services Limited.

In the statement made on Thursday the 7th of December, 2023 by the Director of Naval Information, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, he informed the general public that the Nigerian Navy had detected and arrested a 77 meter long motor tanker for crude oil theft with her 17 crew members.

He further added and we quote “it is believed that Tantita Security Services is involved in these illegalities because Awoye riverine area which is close to the place of arrest is covered by TSS.

Again it was upon the arrest of the vessel by the Nigerian Navy that TSS began to raise false alarm, totally unfounded and indeed mischievous.”

We are indeed saddened and disappointed that the Nigerian Navy could descend so low as to make such bizarre accusations against our organisation knowing same to be false.

Perhaps they are not aware that video evidence of what transpired between the Tantita operatives and the Nigerian Navy at the scene exists and has been transmitted to the highest authorities.

We will therefore not join issues with the Nigerian Navy as we are well aware that Nigerians know who is who.

Capt. Warredi Enisuoh,

Executive Director  Operations and Technical Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited.