{"id":3579,"date":"2025-06-24T14:05:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/big-time-oil-bunkers-sponsoring-attacks-protest-against-tompolo-tantita-for-stopping-illegal-oil-bunkering__says-israel-joe\/"},"modified":"2025-06-24T14:07:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T14:07:50","slug":"big-time-oil-bunkers-sponsoring-attacks-protest-against-tompolo-tantita-for-stopping-illegal-oil-bunkering__says-israel-joe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coastaltimes.com.ng\/index.php\/2025\/06\/24\/big-time-oil-bunkers-sponsoring-attacks-protest-against-tompolo-tantita-for-stopping-illegal-oil-bunkering__says-israel-joe\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBig-Time Oil Bunkers Sponsoring Attacks, Protest Against Tompolo, Tantita For Stopping Illegal Oil Bunkering\u201d__Says Israel Joe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>\u2026\u2026. Reveals That Tantita Is Living Up To Expectations In Their Fight Against Oil Theft And Illegal Oil Bunkering In The Niger Delta<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By Uche Alvin<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I have been seriously bashed on my inbox by a lot of you, who feels dissatisfied with High Chief Tompolo Ekpemupolo and his Tantita Security Services. The reason is that you guys want to drag my team, and I, by all means, into a senseless fight against Tantita and Tompolo himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A little late February, my inbox started buzzing with videos, pictures, and countless catalogues of messages that chronicle deceptions and outright lies against Tantita. My team and I investigated all your reports, only to discover that you guys just wanted the security job handled by Tantita to split into your hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You kept sending misleading messages and, at a point, wanted me to lend my voice to a certain person in the office of the NSA Abuja, who said they would as a particular activist in Delta State, which I vehemently refused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Towards the month of May, your big Chiefs and allies changed tactics and were accusing me of being a beneficiary of Tantita, hence my grave silence not to lend my voice to your plight. I&#8217;m schooled and can never be pushed around senselessly. I tabled all your emotional blackmails continuously in my inbox, with my team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to exclude myself from your pressure and directionless accusations of defending Tantita because I was a beneficiary at that material time, few weeks ago, the honourable thing to do was to withdraw from it, citing personal reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After all, I give out more than 200k weekly, and I&#8217;m very contented with my Real Estate business that has blessed me so much. I have never been involved in fraud or illegality in making money. EFCC or Police for don show me pepper because they always carry out secret investigations into my activities, so I speak with boldness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why would I support one tribe against the other as an activist? It is against my personal values. I&#8217;m not an Ijaw, neither am I an Itsekiri, but a full bl\u00f8\u00f8ded Niger-Deltan. I fear NO ONE and say it as it is. There is no rich or poor in my dictionary. An army of reformers is already in place to confront a failing system, but you can&#8217;t use me against the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tompolo and his acolytes took the risk to champion a course that a lot of people now benefit from. If you think it is easy, try to risk it also. Different tribes across the Niger Delta benefit from Tantita, and I dare you to mention one single person who will be as benevolent as Tompolo to share these dividends across board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Big-time oil bunkers, funnily even from Ijaw extraction sponsoring people and think they can use me because Tompolo and Tantita stopped you guys from illegal refining. The same people went on, attempted to drag Tantita into a tribal conflict to discredit the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Why are we, Niger-Deltans like this? Jealousy and envy against anyone progressing. It is not new because I have such persons in Delta State human rights. They keep fighting you when they can&#8217;t dare what you are daring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m at liberty to speak the truth without prejudice to whoever it hurts. Stop fighting an innocent man and his company because you guys want a major share in it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since you guys have left my inbox and are coming to drag Tompolo openly in my post, I would respond consequentially and block you if need be. I have been seeing all your comments on every post I make.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Austine Bawo, make una nor let anybody push una come into confrontation with me, na only money dem go give una but it might be brutal, take note.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tantita is living up to expectations, so allow them to breathe. Life na turn by turn. Na another person turn today nor mean say make you fight am. Niger Deltans make una change una ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Comr. Israel Joe<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2026\u2026. 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