Nigeria, Feb. 10 -- The Chairman of the House of Representatives Special Committee on Oil Theft, Alhassan Doguwa, announced that the House is set to introduce legislation aimed at bolstering the role of private security firms in safeguarding the nation's oil and gas facilities.

The proposed legislation will establish a comprehensive framework to regulate the activities of such security outfits.

Mr Doguwa spoke on Friday during an on-the-spot assessment of vessels apprehended by Tantita Security Services Nigeria Limited, a private surveillance company operated by former militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo.

The federal government awarded a substantial pipeline surveillance contract worth N48 billion per year to ...