FG advised on solution to N/Delta crisis

The Northern Youth Progressive Network (NYPN) has urged disputing communities in the Niger Delta to emulate an indigenous private security outfit, Tantita Security Services, and partner with the federal government to promote peaceful coexistence in the region.

The convener of NYPN, Comrade Bala Mohammed, made the call on Wednesday in a statement in Abuja while reacting to the ongoing crisis between Okoloba and Okuama communities in Delta State which led to the gruesome murder of 17 soldiers deployed to the area for peace keeping.

Mohammed noted that the crisis was a great setback to the government’s determination to restore peace and order in troubled flash points of the country.

He said that Tantita displayed immense goodwill by helping the federal government through an effective collaboration with the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to tackle crude oil theft, pipeline vandalism and end illegal refining of petroleum in the country.

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He further said that Tantita’s efforts had helped increase crude oil production, enabling Nigeria to meet its OPEC quota which became impossible in the past and improved Nigeria’s foreign reserves thereby boosting the confidence of foreign investors in the oil and gas sector.