A joint team of soldiers, personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and operatives of Tantita intercepted the vessel after it was spotted loading crude oil from a well head off the coast of Ondo State.

Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/are-navy-personnel-involved-in-illegal-oil-bunkering-by-mukhtar-yas-madobi/

Recall that in a bid to curtail the incessant attacks on oil and gas pipelines in the Niger Delta region, the Buhari administration awarded a $50 million (N37.5bn monthly) contract to Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, a company owned by Tompolo.

Source: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2023/08/dont-renew-tompolos-pipeline-surveillance-contract-arewa-youth-council-tells-tinubu/