WARRI- NIGER Delta Avengers,
reported to have gone
underground after the shattering
bombing of oil and gas facilities in
Warri, Delta State, last week, roared from its hideout, this
morning, threatening to not only
spill blood, but also attack the
headquarters of Chevron Nigeria
Limited, CNL, in Lekki-Lagos and its
tank farm. The militant group in an email
statement, entitled, “Don’t dare the
Avengers,” at about 12.17 am,
Thursday, by its spokesperson,
Col. Mudoch Agbinibo, stated that
it warned CNL not carry out repairs on the Valve Platform bombed by
the group on May 5 and reiterated
that if government and the
company stubbornly disobey the
warning, the consequences would
be dire. It stated: “From our investigation,
Chevron Plc is about to carry out
repair works at the Valve platform
that was blown by us (Niger Delta
Avengers). We made it clear that
no repair works should be done until our demands are fully met.” “Chevron have (sic) been
operating in the Niger Delta region
for over 40 years and no day has
their terminals gone without
electricity. While the host
communities and villages are all (sic) basic amenities (portable
drinking water, schools, hospitals,
roads, electricity). They have part
with the federal government to
undermine the people of the
region leaving it to rot. “When we blew the Chevron Valve
Platform, it resulted to total
blackout in the Escravos Tank
farm for more than three hours. If
we (Niger Delta Avengers) can do
it, just know that we are capable of bringing down your tank farm
if you continue with repair works
on the blown valve platform,” Col
Agbinibo asserted. He added: “Chevron and Nigeria
Government are pushing us to do
(sic) against our belief. Despite
making it clear we are not after
innocent human lives but as it is
going, we might cause human casualties if they do not listen to
us.” The group warned: “Be informed
that if we decides (sic) to strike, it
going to be bloody. And the
contracting firm going to do the
repair works we want you to
know that your facilities and staff will be our first casualties.” “Our warning to Chevron is that
despite the heavy presence of
military in the creeks, it will not
stop us from carrying out our
operations. We are ready to
destroy more pipelines; we will not only destroy pipelines, but will
bring the fight to your tank farm
and your headquarters in Lekki,
Lagos. “If you continue to undermine us
and go ahead with the repair
works, you won’t see us coming,
but we are coming for you,” the
Niger Delta Avengers said.