Bayelsa State operations of Tantita Security Services has described as unfounded, allegations in a recent publication by the Caretaker Council Chairman of Southern Ijaw Council, Lucky Okodeh, and a video circulating on social media alleging an invasion of Igbomotoru community by Tantita Security Services, using the military.

In a statement, the state Coordinator, Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, Bayelsa Operations, Great Joshua Maciver, said those behind the news failed to understand that Tantita, as a private security company, does not possess the authority to order federal forces but rather provides credible intelligence to guide federal forces in combating the menace of illegal bunkering.

Maciver said: “It is crucial to emphasise that the deployment of the Nigerian Army and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in our operations is not meant to intimidate law-abiding citizens conducting lawful businesses.”