Suspicious operation

• Published date: 24 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Clearly, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has a lot of explaining to do following the alleged detention of Warredi Enisuoh, the Executive Director, Operations and Technical, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited.

The company issued a statement saying Enisuoh 'was invited by the EFCC and detained' on January 19, and 'he has been in EFCC custody since then.'

According to the company, 'the commission has insisted that unless he provided a list of names who were his intelligence sources he would not be released.'

The company had discovered an unbelievable number of oil-theft points last year after it signed a controversial N48bn-per-year pipeline surveillance contract with the federal government to check the massive oil theft in the Niger Delta.

The business is linked to Government Ekpemupolo, popularly called Tompolo, the former leader of the militant group, Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta. He was quoted as saying 'I think we have found over 58 points that have been tapped in both Delta and Bayelsa states.'

The identities of the thieves who built these theft points and ran them have not been revealed. Tompolo was reported saying his firm is 'only providing intelligence for the security people to assist to do the work.'

The alleged detention of Enisuoh is counter-productive. If the company is supposed to supply intelligence to support the fight against oil thieves, the focus of...