{"id":126574,"date":"2026-04-13T17:17:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=126574"},"modified":"2026-04-13T17:17:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:17:11","slug":"court-clears-tantita-nnpcl-for-pipeline-surveillance-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/court-clears-tantita-nnpcl-for-pipeline-surveillance-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Clears Tantita, NNPCL for Pipeline Surveillance Duties"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Oscar Okhifo<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has cleared Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and other firms to continue oil pipeline surveillance operations after dismissing a suit seeking to halt the arrangement.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a certified true copy of the ruling sighted by Pointblanknews.com, the court held that all parties involved in the surveillance operations should continue performing their duties in the national interest, citing the strategic importance of protecting Nigeria\u2019s oil infrastructure.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The suit, filed by the Registered Trustees of Peoples Wellbeing Association, sought to stop the renewal and restructuring of pipeline surveillance contracts awarded to private security firms, including Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, and Abokus Integrated Security Services Ltd.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Presiding over the matter, Justice Bello Kawu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court refused the ex parte application and instead granted accelerated hearing of the substantive motion on notice. The matter was adjourned to April 21, 2026, for hearing.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court further directed the applicants to serve all originating and accompanying processes on the defendants, including those outside its jurisdiction.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Those joined in the suit include the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd, Pipeline Infrastructure Nigeria Limited, and Abokus Integrated Security Services Ltd.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Court documents dated April 2, 2026, showed that the claimants had sought an interim injunction restraining the AGF and NNPCL from renewing the surveillance contracts pending the determination of the motion on notice.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also asked the court to compel the Federal Government to restructure the entire pipeline surveillance framework and transfer full responsibility for protecting oil infrastructure to statutory security agencies, with oversight over private contractors.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, Justice Kawu rejected the application, warning that granting such reliefs could be detrimental to Nigeria\u2019s economic stability.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He noted that halting the current surveillance arrangement could create a security vacuum, potentially increasing oil theft and leading to significant revenue losses.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe court cannot grant orders that may plunge the nation into economic crisis,\u201d the judge held, adding that pipeline security remains a matter of overriding public interest.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The court ruled that the Federal Government and NNPCL are at liberty to proceed with the renewal of surveillance contracts, provided operations are not disrupted pending determination of the substantive suit.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Justice Kawu further directed all parties involved in pipeline surveillance to remain at their posts and continue their duties, stressing the need to avoid disruption to critical national assets.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He added that no order should be made that would jeopardise the economic stability of the country, reaffirming that uninterrupted protection of oil facilities remains essential pending the final determination of the case.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Oscar Okhifo A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has cleared Tantita Security Services Nigeria Ltd, Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), and other firms to continue&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":126575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-126574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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