Ogheneruona Tejiri/Aizighode Psalmist, Effurun
Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL in collaboration with Top-Private Security Services Limited commenced a three(3)day capacity building training for 100 personnel of the Nigerian Security & Civil Defence Corps,NSCDC and their staff.
The training which is being held
in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State is geared towards Effective Security Protection Coordination for Critical National Infrastructures(Pipeline).
In a remark, Engr. Kestin Pondi, Managing Director, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL said that the training is quite timely and imperative.
High Chief Pondi who was represented by Brig-Gen. Efe Dafioghor, General Manager(Security) “as the ED Technical just told you, we’ve been able to work hard to ensure that the pipelines are green and I give you kudos for that. Keep up the good work and don’t be carried away. “
“The more you make the pipelines green ,the more you improve the natural resource that builds the nation.”
Engr. Pondi added, “this training is designed to expose you to the best practices in pipeline surveillance, operations, intelligence gathering, Health Safety and Environment (HSE) and to also build cooperation between the NSCDC and other sister security organizations to secure National Assets.
“I encourage you to take full advantage of the knowledge and practical exercises that this programme offers.”
Earlier, Capt. Warriedi Enisuoh, Executive Director, (Operations&Technical) , Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, TSSNL disclosed that personnel of Tantita combed the creeks of the Niger Delta massively to secure the pipelines and other critical national facilities when they came on board in 2022, adding that they slept in the creeks to ensure good job was done.
Capt. Enisuoh who was represented by Roland Isereke, Head of Technical Department stated that all pipelines under the company’s area operations safeguarding are green.
According to him,”When we say they’re all green, there are no infractions. Illegal refineries have been reduced to almost zero. That’s because of you sitting in this hall. If not for you, I don’t think we would have achieved this.
“The Management is saying a big thank you including the military. We can’t forget the Army, we can’t forget the Navy and NSCDC. You guys are doing a good job collaborating with Tantita.”
Capt. Enisuoh enjoined the participants to take the training serious to better improve the performances of their jobs, adding, “this is the 2nd batch. We’ve done other capacity building training and this is the 2nd batch. You should take it serious. It’s not all about you being in the pipelines. It’s for you to know how to go about your job. When you have a suspect, how do you handle your suspect?
Capt. Enisuoh also disclosed that Tantita Security Services has purchased drones to effectively secure the pipelines against oil theft especially in the creeks of the Niger Delta region.
He said the drones could be airborne for 10-16 hours.
According to him, it’s to make the work of the Security personnel easy.
He noted that the dangers the security personnel faced daily in the discharge of their jobs in the creeks saying,”it’s not easy.
