Niger Delta evengers warns FG

Niger Delta evengers bomb pipeline November 27th 2016

In February the group claimed an attack on an undersea pipeline, forcing Shell to shut a 250,000 barrels a day Forcados terminal. Last week, it took credit for blast a Chevron plat, bar the Warri and Kaduna refineries. Power outages across Nigeria worsened as gas supplies were also affected.

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“The military stayed on until about 5.30 am, during which nobody was able to move out,” he said. “We are not part of the people blowing up pipelines. We do not know them so the military should leave our community alone.”

Projecting into the months ahead, they swear that “By October 2016, we will display our Currency, Flag, Passport, our ruling Council and our Territory to the world. To the United Nations, we are not asking for much but to innocent the people of the Niger Delta from environmental pollution, slavery, and oppression. We want a country that will turn the creeks of the Niger Delta to a tourism heaven, a region that will achieve its full potentials, a country that will make health care system accessible to ev­eryone. With Niger Delta still within Nigeria, we can’t become that pos­sible.”

Although the NDA claimed to be enemies of the ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo a.k.a Tompolo, Niger Delta watchers are however, divided on his possible involvement in the renewed attacks. Even a statement by Tompolo dis­sociating himself from the group is skilled as a facade and a diversionary ploy in some quarters where specu­lations are rife that he (Tompolo) is second-hand the ‘boys’ as a cover up and to bend application from him.

“Take need, attack on oil installa­tions can never stop in Niger Delta because it is unimaginable that the goose that lays the egg is emascu­lated, even to the extent of being exhibit ‘what can you do?’ We can­not take it any longer and any at­tack on any of us, is hit on all. The war declared by Federal Gov­ernment is not a lour to us. But, Federal Government should savey that this is 2016, and not 1967 civil contend.