Ovie Okpare, Warri
The Niger Delta Avengers late on Friday blew up the
crude oil export line in Rivers State.
The spokesman of the militant group, Mudoch
Agbinibo, in a statement posted on the group’s
website on Saturday said the attack was to protest
against the “over dramatisation of the so-called
dialogue and negotiation process on the side of
President Muhammadu Buhari and his government”.
The group, which had ceased its attack oil facilities
since the Chief Edwin Clark-led dialogue team
intervened to allow for a dialogue with the Federal
Government, said it was still open to dialogue.
commitment of the PAN-Niger Delta elders and
stakeholders team, the Nigerian government and her
agents are turning the expectations of the Niger
Delta to shameful scenes obtainable in Nollywood
acts and as well intimidation, blackmail and
continuous profiling of Niger Delta sons and
daughters.
“This is only a wake-up call; we may not have
another way to say it better.”
NDA warned that it would resist any military
action, stressing that the posture of President
Muhammadu Buhari was not reassuring.
A security source confirmed the attack to our
correspondent, but declined to comment further as he
was not authorised to speak on the matter.
Details later…
