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NDA Militants Group Blows Up Forcados Pipeline, List Demands by Deepfreezer(m): 8:40pm On Feb 20, 2016 |
Nigeria’s major trunk line, the Forcados terminal crude oil
export pipeline, in Burutu Local Government Area of Delta
State, has been blown up by new Niger Delta militants
under the aegis of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).
The group, in a statement on its website, claimed
responsibility for the incident which occurred last Saturday
night.
The attack on the terminal has led to an acute shortage of
crude oil both for export and for local processing.
The Forcados terminal accounts for over 400,000 barrels of
crude oil exported daily and is ranked among the biggest
terminals in the country.
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The attack came a few days after President Muhammadu
Buhari issued an order that more troops should be deployed
to the Niger Delta region to protect oil installations.
In the statement, NDA said it enjoys support from Northern,
Western and Eastern parts of the country.
The group, in the statement titled: “Operation Red
Economy,” said its move was to protest the federal
Government’s inability to tackle critical national issues
including the anti-corruption war.
An official of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC), who spoke under the condition of anonymity,
disclosed that a high-powered delegation has been
dispatched from Abuja to carry out an on-the-spot
assessment on the affected installations.
Lt. Col. Isa Ado, the spokesman of the Joint Task Force
codenamed Operation Pulo Shield, did not pick calls on his
phone for confirmation of the incident. A senior military
officer however confirmed the attack.
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Niger Delta.- Tompolo Warns Buhari.
The Media Relations Manager of Shell, Mr. Precious
Okolobo, in an email response to enquiries, said: “SPDC is
investigating the source of a crude oil spill which was
observed on water around Forcados Terminal on Sunday
(February 14). This initial investigation will enable the
company to quickly determine what suitable response is
further needed.”
Among its 11 demands for peace in the region, NDA
demanded for the immediate implementation of the report of
the 2014 National Conference organised by former
President Goodluck Jonathan.
The group also demanded the immediate release of the
detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB),
Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, as directed by the courts.
It said: “We are a group of young Niger Deltans who have
support from other parts of Nigeria, namely Northern,
Western and Eastern parts.
“We have watched with keen interest, the way and manner
in which the President Muhammadu Buhari-led APC
government runs the affairs of this country, and we are not
pleased with the way things are going.
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“For instance, the so-called anti-corruption fight is directed
at perceived enemies of the government, and those who are
sympathetic to former President Goodluck Jonathan. We
wonder why these persecutions, despite the peaceful
manner Jonathan handed power over to the All
Progressives Congress.”
“So far, the only two governorship elections that were
conducted under this government were and still remain the
most controversial elections in the history of this nation,” it
said.
The group further demanded that: “The ownership of oil
blocks must reflect 60 percent for the oil-producing people
and 40% for the non-oil producing people. The only Nigerian
Maritime University sited in the most appropriate and
befitting place in Okerenkoko must start the 2015/2016
academic session, immediately.
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tells Federal Government.
“The Minister of Transportation, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, should
apologise to the Ijaws and the entire Niger Delta people for
his careless and reckless statements about the siting of the
University.
“The Ogoniland and indeed, all oil polluted lands in the
Niger Delta must be cleaned up and compensation be paid
to all oil-producing communities”. 1 Like |
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