A vessel confirmed to be carrying suspected stolen crude oil has been intercepted in Delta state, Nigeria on Wednesday.
This was found around the Koko area in Delta state by Tanita Security Service, a private security company owned by Government Ekpemupolo well known as Tompolo, Niger Delta militant leader.
The 1, 117 tons vessel was gathered to have carried about 8,100 barrels of crude, the Guardian reported.
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Personnel of the Tanita Security Service shared that they had a very hard time investigating the suspicious vessel because it was been escorted by a Navy boat led by a senior naval commander. The vessel was also reported to have been tagged MT Praisel and had a Togolese flag.
It was revealed that the team met with a lot of resistance from the navy escorting the boat and the naval officer promising and threatening to deal with them, however, the operatives refused to back down.
The Tanita Security Service team had to reach out to National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu and the Chief of Naval Staff Rear Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla to give them the go-ahead to search the vessel which they did.
Investigations by the team proved that the vessel was indeed authorized to carry products by the navy but did not have the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA).
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Buhari visit Lagos, commissions made in Nigeria navy ship, helicopter, boats to boost maritime security
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned a Seaward Defense Boat (SDB) III, NNS Oji locally made in Nigeria by men of the Nigerian navy and a helicopter on Thursday in Lagos.
The SDB, NNS Oji vessel, built by engineers of the Nigerian Navy is the third of its series to be indigenously built at the Naval Dockyard Limited, after NNS Adoni and NNS Karaduwa were built in 2016.
Buhari also commissioned six newly acquired ships which include NNS Lana, Kano, Ikenne, Aba, Sokoto and Osun, 111 boats and one helicopter, charging all naval personnel to maintain professionalism and ensure good use of the newly built and acquired vessels including NNS Lana, Kano, Ikenne, Aba, Sokoto and Osun.
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