By Abiola Olawale
High Chief (Engr.) Kestin Pondi, the Managing Director of Tantita Security Services Limited, has shared his enthusiasm over the remarkable surge in Nigeria’s oil production, which has now soared past the two-million-barrels-per-day mark.
Speaking with a palpable sense of pride, Pondi attributed this milestone to the relentless efforts of his company, in collaboration with various security agencies and local communities, to curb oil theft and vandalism in the Niger Delta region.
Pondi made this known while hosting the NSCDC Commandant-General, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, who is on a security assessment tour in Niger Delta.
He said under his leadership, Tantita Security Services has emerged as a key player in safeguarding Nigeria’s oil and gas infrastructure, a role that has proven vital to the nation’s economic stability.
Pondi highlighted that when Tantita took on this responsibility, the country’s oil output languished between 600,000 and 900,000 barrels per day.
He added that the rivers are now clean while fishes that had disappeared are gradually coming back with the environment gradually being restored.
He said: “As of today, we have surpassed two million barrels per day in crude oil production. Our waters are now very clean, and our people can fish again. Before now, if you threw bread into the river, you would hardly see any fish eating it. But today, thanks to Tantita Security Services, the fishes are back.”
