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The Niger-Delta Environmental Justice Coalition has praised Tantita Security Services Limited for its pivotal role in curbing crude oil theft in the Niger Delta, following a Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) report that revealed daily crude oil losses have dropped to a 16-year low of 9,600 barrels per day (bpd) as of July 2025.


In a statement issued in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, coalition spokesman Comrade Abalagha Adawari hailed Tantita’s operatives for their bravery and dedication in safeguarding critical oil pipelines despite constant threats to their lives. “The personnel of Tantita Security Services have risked their lives to combat notorious oil bunkers in the Niger Delta,” Adawari said.


“The NUPRC report is a testament to their relentless efforts in reducing crude oil theft to its lowest level since 2009.”


According to the NUPRC, crude oil losses due to theft and metering inaccuracies have plummeted to 9,600 bpd, a significant improvement from the high-loss years that have long plagued Nigeria’s oil industry. Between January and July 2025, total losses amounted to 2.04 million barrels, averaging 9,600 bpd over the seven-month period. This marks the lowest loss rate since 2009, when daily losses reached a record low of 8,500 bpd.


The coalition attributed this progress to Tantita’s strategic interventions and deep knowledge of the Niger Delta’s terrain, which have proven instrumental in tackling oil theft. “Tantita’s operatives are uniquely equipped to address this challenge,” Adawari noted. “Their efforts have brought about a remarkable turnaround for Nigeria’s upstream oil sector.”


The coalition urged the Tinubu administration to sustain its support for Tantita’s initiatives and warned against allowing saboteurs to derail the progress made.

“Continued collaboration between the government and Tantita is essential to eliminating crude oil losses and securing a prosperous future for Nigeria’s oil industry,” Adawari emphasized.


The NUPRC report highlights the importance of sustained efforts to protect Nigeria’s oil infrastructure, a critical driver of the nation’s economy. As Tantita Security Services continues its fight against oil theft, stakeholders remain optimistic that these gains will bolster Nigeria’s oil production and revenue in the years ahead.

ogugwa1992:
https://nigerianpilot.net/niger-delta-coalition-lauds-tantita-security-as-crude-oil-losses-hit-16-year-low/

trytillmake:
This should be replicated in the north, private security firms to flush out banditry,

Gratefulnesse:
That's good but does that mean that this security network is powerful than Nigerian Navy

Nazgul:
Please can someone tell me what the job of the Nigerian Navy is if we have to spend billions we don't have on privately owned security firms to secure our waterways.

Nazgul:
Please can someone tell me what the job of the Nigerian Navy is if we have to spend billions we don't have on privately owned security firms to secure our waterways.

Gratefulnesse:
That's good but does that mean that this security network is powerful than Nigerian Navy

Ezmans:
those guiding that pipe are those that are breaking it before don't you know

Nazgul:
Please can someone tell me what the job of the Nigerian Navy is if we have to spend billions we don't have on privately owned security firms to secure our waterways.

Nazgul:
Please can someone tell me what the job of the Nigerian Navy is if we have to spend billions we don't have on privately owned security firms to secure our waterways.

PapaNnamdi:
Delta State is a puzzle to solve,
They receive the highest allocation of oil revenue every year, yet, no educated youth can live and work in delta state, no power the roads lack proper draining systems, the govt schs are nothing to write home about, they still pay 77k minimum wage where states that don't even receive close to what they receive are paying over 100 as minimum wage,

The corruption is too much,

See these illiterates parading themselves as security forces to earn from the corruption ravaging the state,

The NDDC funds allocated and shared among unemployed youths nobody got one naira

Terrible state,
I pour delta state spit,
Na my place of origin and one day I go enter there go contest for political post,

erico2k2:
They are group of persons who have no vested interest on the security of the oil lines in the nigerdelta.so the FG gave the locals the job to secure their own land, the result speaks for themselves.

ogugwa1992:
https://nigerianpilot.net/niger-delta-coalition-lauds-tantita-security-as-crude-oil-losses-hit-16-year-low/

APCNig:
The person you quoted is a kindergarten. Shey na Ijebu man will go to Okrika or Ogoni to burst pipeline abi na Fulani man will go to Kalabari or Ikwerre to burst pipeline? No be Niger Deltans dey burst pipelines for creeks?

Nazgul:
Doesn't the Navy have a base in that territory that the government can easily order to get the job done?

Don't tell me you're justifying paying billions of naira to a local malitia for a job the Navy can easily do without the government having to spend such money?

Nazgul:
Please can someone tell me what the job of the Nigerian Navy is if we have to spend billions we don't have on privately owned security firms to secure our waterways.

Nazgul:
Please can someone tell me what the job of the Nigerian Navy is if we have to spend billions we don't have on privately owned security firms to secure our waterways.

trytillmake:
This should be replicated in the north, private security firms to flush out banditry,