MEND breakes ceasefire rule, attacks Shell/Chevron pipeline

Dec 19, 2009 By Emma Amaize

WARRI – ABOUT 35 militants, belonging to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta (MEND), armed with rocket launchers, heavy calibre machine guns and assault rifles attacked in the early hours of today, a major Shell/Chevron crude oil pipeline located in Abonema, Rivers state.
Spokesman of the militant group, Jomo Gbomo who confirmed the attack by the militants who carried out the operation in five boats said in online statement that it was a “warning strike” and that MEND would review the indefinite ceasefire it ordered on Sunday, October 25 within thirty days from December 19.

MEND remains open to dialogue, however the indefinite ceasefire ordered by the group on Sunday, October 25, 2009 will be reviewed within thirty days from today, December 19, 2009.

His words, “The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) can confirm that a warning strike carried out by five boats involving thirty five of its fighters armed with assault rifles, rocket launchers and heavy caliber machine guns was carried out at about 0200Hrs today, December 19, 2009 on a major Shell/Chevron crude pipeline in Abonemma, Rivers state of Nigeria”.

“This attack was carried out for the following reasons:

“While the Nigerian government has conveniently tied the advancement of talks on the demands of this group to a sick president, it has not tied the repair of pipelines, exploitation of oil and gas as well as the deployment and re-tooling of troops in the region to the presidents ill health.

“While wishing the President a speedy recovery, a situation where the future of the Niger Delta is tied to the health and well being of one man is unacceptable.

~Bluetooth:

Whoever think these s.T.Up.Id boys will repent must be fooling himself.A pig will always be a pig,no matter how you try to show care,it will always go back to the refuse dump.

Ibime:

MEND should relax till Yar'Adull is out of hospital first.

presido1:

Are u sure this news won't send him to the world beyond very early.

What if this attack is an external aggression against Nigeria? Who will be our commander in Thief?

Chapelle.S:

Bomb all the pipelines in Nigeria. Nigeria needs to grind to a halt before this people start thinking. [b]If the salaries of politicians are not paid,they will understand better. The last target reached was 1.2million. We have to get down to say like 100,000 bpd;[/b]I see America coming to perform some of their magic here as they are wont to. Nigeria has been creeping into their speech lately. They cannot also afford to park their cars. So they will need oil.

Oga Yar'Adua it is time to give orders. Recieve your healing. Oh no you are not a christian. You refuse to hand over to GoodLuck. Time for video conferencing has come.

Kobojunkie:

You really don't get it, do you? If activities in Nigeria where to grind to a halt today, the people who would suffer it the most would be the average man and woman on the street.

SapeleGuy:

A similar bogus argument was used as justification for not imposing sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa.

SapeleGuy:

A similar bogus argument was used as justification for not imposing sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa.

Kobojunkie:

What exactly is the connection between what I have above and what you have here?

Beaf:

@SapeleGuy and @Deep Sight

Una dey worry wit kobojunkie?
kobojunkie is at best, an arrogant [b]white person who doesn't know jack, but is married to a Nigerian (hence presence on NL).[/b]