At the time Tantita operatives and Nigerian security officials swooped on the captain of the vessel, Captain Temple Manasseh, from Bayelsa State and seven other suspects, they had pumped 605 cubic metres of crude oil into the vessel with 12 compartments from an illegal connection attached to a CNL crude pipeline, between Abiteye community and Escravos in Warri South Local Government Area.
The vessel bore an International Maritime Organisation, IMO, number, 7210526, at the time it was apprehended in the Escravos River.
Sources said the vessel, arrested for oil bunkering in September 2021, but released, probably after greasing some palms, had been frequenting Niger Delta and illegally loading crude oil from Nigeria to Ghana for many years.
Vanguard reports that the owners of the vessel have not come out openly, but they offered to give an official of Tantita a kickback of N25 million in dollars to release the vessel, which he rejected.
The eight suspects, including the captain, have been handed over to the Joint Task Force, JTF, in Niger Delta and are cooling their heels at the 3 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Effurun, near Warri.
Sources said the vessel, arrested for oil bunkering in September 2021, but released, probably after greasing some palms, had been frequenting Niger Delta and illegally loading crude oil from Nigeria to Ghana for many years.
Vanguard reports that the owners of the vessel have not come out openly, but they offered to give an official of Tantita a kickback of N25 million in dollars to release the vessel, which he rejected.
The eight suspects, including the captain, have been handed over to the Joint Task Force, JTF, in Niger Delta and are cooling their heels at the 3 Battalion, Nigerian Army, Effurun, near Warri.
from Vanguard
Ex-Militant don turn saviour?
ReplyDeleteMake una dey play
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Ron
Thief carry am, thief take am!🏃♀️🏃♀️
DeleteNo espirit de corp within una?
DeleteWas it not Saul that became Paul🙄🙄🙄 pls leave our ex militant alone o, he's doing well.
DeleteWho are these thieves?
ReplyDeleteI have questions bvs. Why is it that people that don't know anything about South South/SE got oil Wells there?
Is it possible for a community to apply for same oil wells? Will they approve it?
JustThinking
People in SS are more interested in securing the facilities for their master's while they get N50k stipend every month for ogogoro and asewo.
DeleteHmmmm...Tantita contract will expire next week.let's see if the government will renew it.
ReplyDeleteBayelsa state tantita coordinator has refused to pay the workers...how can someone be working for over 10months and its only 5months salary they have been paid...Joshua MacIver pay tantita workers their salary
ReplyDelete₦25 million. Just imagine how much these guys have made from bunkering petrol
ReplyDeleteThief catch thief because of political post. Maybe everything was even staged who knows ?🤔🙄😏😒
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