y Emma Amaize, Regional Editor, South-South, Egufe Yafugborhi & Perez Brisibe WARRI— MILITANTS continued their onslaught, Monday night,  blowing up a crude oil pipeline, wellhead and manifold belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC and Chevron Nigeria Limited, in Makarava and other parts of Delta State. The manifold, suspected to be operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, was also bombed, Monday night. Meanwhile, the Niger Delta Avengers has claimed responsibility for the Monday night attack on an NPDC manifold, close to Batan and two PPMC/NNPC crude oil trunk lines in Delta State later, yesterday. The group on its Facebook page, Niger Delta Avengers, at 2.00 pm, yesterday, said: “At 11:15p.m., Niger Delta Avengers blew up NPDC Manifold close to Banta and two PPMC/NNPC crude oil trunk Lines.” It added in another post: “At 10p.m., Niger Delta Avengers blew up Chevron Well 10, close to Otunana flow station.” A security source, who confirmed the latest attacks to Vanguard, said on phone: “The affected crude oil wellhead at Makarava belongs to Chevron and they bombed it at 10.00 pm on Monday.

Militants attack surveillance team

Meanwhile, Chairman of Batan community, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Ogugu Dickson, yesterday, said militants suspected to be members of the Niger Delta Avengers, weekend, attacked a pipeline surveillance team some minutes after blowing up a crude oil trunk line close to the Batan flow station. Ogugu, who spoke on the Monday night attack, said: “Following Saturday’s attack, at 11p.m, we heard the blasts and a PPMC surveillance team that was patrolling the river decided to drive to the scene of the incident to ascertain the extent of damage. “Though the point the blasts occurred is less than a kilometre from two military houseboats, the surveillance team, which was roughly six kilometres from the scene of the incident, drove to the scene and were attacked by the vandals, who were still in the vicinity. “As soon as the hoodlums heard the approaching sound of the speedboat, they opened fire. Luckily for the team, no casualty was recorded. “Our surveillance team on oil facilities in the area confirmed the attack. They blew up the facility at two separate points. One was on an NNPC pipeline, which is about 800 metres from the manifold.”

CEPEJ condemns attacks

Meanwhile, the Centre for Peace and Environmental Justice, CEPEJ, has deplored the fresh bombings by  the NDA. Coordinator of the group, Sheriff Mulade, said: “The continued bombings of oil and gas facilities is an ill-wind that does the region no good. Rather, it is adversely affecting the environment and slowing down the economy.” It reiterated its appeal to the Avengers to sheathe their swords and allow peace to reign, saying no development can take place in an environment wracked by conflicts. CEPEJ also appealed to the Federal Government to go ahead with the proposed peace talks, but engage critical stakeholders, not militants. According to the group, negotiating with militants will create room for pseudo groups to emerge. The group warned that the dialogue committee constituted by the Federal Government should not be a diversionary ploy, explaining that weeks after President Muhammadu Buhari announced the composition of the committee, nothing concrete had happened. Similarly, Niger Delta Movement for Socio-Economy Inclusion, NDMSEI, an Itsekiri group, blamed the attacks on alleged Ijaw sponsors, saying it was deliberately attacking oil facilities in Itsekiri territory to incite the people.

Beef up security —Itsekiri

group NDMSEI in a statement by the chairman, Oki Ajonibode, said:  “We are neither surprised nor disappointed because the manner both federal and state governments are handling this issue of the Niger Delta Avengers will surely lead to more bombings and destruction in the Niger Delta. “Like we said in our earlier statement, not until the federal and state governments decide to establish military posts (both army and navy personnel) with speed boats to patrol the creeks every second and minute, the attacks will continue. The security operatives have to patrol all the open rivers as well. “We are saying this to the government because we foresee communal clash/crisis coming again; we are also using this opportunity to call on our people (Itsekiri) and other ethnic nationalities to wake up. “We are saying this because in the present day Delta State, the Ijaw have three local governments (Burutu, Bomadi and Patani) but the Avengers have not bombed any pipeline within these environments. “They have specific and peculiar areas where they carry out bombings in Bayelsa State and these are places with mixed tribes. “For instance, in this present bombings, they either go uptown to Warri and Effurun areas or the Itsekiri communities in the riverine areas, or southern Ijaw in Bayelsa where they have mixed tribes to carry out their destruction.”
Military officers feeding fat on crisis

The group told the National Security Adviser, NSA, that some military officers were colluding with the militants and extending the crisis because they were benefiting from the emergency. It said: “We want to inform the National Security Adviser that Niger Delta militants are not like Boko Haram terrorists who kill and maim without reasons or gain some form of financial benefits from it. “Funds voted to tackle Niger Delta crisis are more than resources put together for 10 federal ministries. Past records are there to show for it. Go and look into the history of JTF past commanders and officers attached to each of the areas in the Niger Delta during the Warri Niger Delta crisis. They have billions in their accounts and acquired property during their stay here.” Call militants to order —Emami Meanwhile, former chairman of Delta Waterways and
Security Committee, DWSC, Warri, and Itsekiri leader, Chief Ayiri Emami, yesterday, condemned the renewed attacks by militants, saying it was shocking that the Niger Delta Avengers had continued to bomb oil installations, despite negotiations with government. Emami asked Ijaw leaders to call the militants to order, saying the understanding reached with government was that leaders should call the boys to order, but the Avengers have continued to bomb oil facilities, especially in Itsekiri areas. He said: “Some of us are opposed to dialogue with criminals, but for the sake of peace, we did not want to say no to the proposal by government. I think everybody is seeing why we said government should not dialogue with them. “The way these militants are going, I hope nobody will complain if the military goes after them again. They have been given opportunity for peace, for dialogue, but they rejected it.”

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/07/rampaging-avengers-blow-up-3-more-oil-facilities/

At this rate we may soon start exporting cocoa, beans, palm oil, rubber and onions etc and just forget crude oil. But with this current set of leaders who only talk too much and do nothing, we may not even get enough of those commodities let alone exporting them.

O di egwu

This avengers are really good in blowing up things.

Please, can you guys come and blow up my senators and house rep. Members buildings?

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Eyaa its a pity to us nigerians, what are you fighting when hardship is targeted on the common man as a result of your violence?

Their Twitter and now Facebook accounts have been taken down. How do we authenticate and differentiate in between attacks?

The useless Nigerian military were less than a kilometer away from the attack but could do nothing.

These fools suddenly become so powerful when it comes to shooting unarmed protesters and raping women.

This guyz r really mean...



Its high time I'd sleep wit my gun cocked beside me...
And if I should be startled from my peaceful slumber
My gun will roar like blasts of THUNDER...

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nnachukz:
At this rate we may soon start exporting cocoa, beans, palm oil, rubber and onions etc and just forget crude oil. But with this current set of leaders who only talk too much and do nothing, we may not even get enough of those commodities let alone exporting them.

We don't have a leader bro.

oil price set to rise in a couple of days

this itsekiri pro APC groups and their lies,ijaw has more than 3 lga in delta and their is bombings at gbaramatu communities which are ijaw areas. Ayiri emami wants pipeline contracts hence he joined APC to fight tompolo... Ayiri emami is an itsekiri oil bunkery multi millionaire

Kondomatic:
We don't have a leader bro.

Shout it bro!

joeprince23:
this itsekiri pro APC groups and their lies,ijaw has more than 3 lga in delta and their is bombings at gbaramatu communities which are ijaw areas. Ayiri emami wants pipeline contracts hence he joined APC to fight tompolo... Ayiri emami is an itsekiri oil bunkery multi millionaire

Your comment seems to me there is sharp divide between the niger deltans. Be that it may be, blowing up oil installations will never be the right way to go. The greatest war is the war against the environment.

amechi is the cause of all this whole problem as kachucku have stated, amechi should be sacked immediately he mislead buhari concerning this whole issue. amechi is the one who wake up the sleeping lions. he provoked them by turning FG against his own people. they ban maritime university and chasing ex militant up and down. amechi why? you think you can get to Jonathan by mere intimidations? now APC only has 2017 and 2018 to deliver their promise. 2019 is election period so if you ask me only 2 years is remaining.

now we have militant everywhere. this is how boko haram started whrb government think they can use brutality to intimidate them. but the revenge of boko haram against government we are still fighting it till today.

the Niger Delta own will be worst because they are sitting on the nations economy. buhari should keep on fighting opposing forces as he is only campaigning for PDP. just keep on.

I only pity oshiomhole for affiliating himself with ACP. in edo state majority of people don't want to hear the word APC again. this country is more divided as never before. edo state people are wise people that was why they didn't voted for buhari even with oshiomohle influence yet APC couldn't win edo presidential election. with the look of things it will be worst in edo state upcoming election.
i see PDP taking over.

joeprince23:
this itsekiri pro APC groups and their lies,ijaw has more than 3 lga in delta and their is bombings at gbaramatu communities which are ijaw areas. Ayiri emami wants pipeline contracts hence he joined APC to fight tompolo... Ayiri emami is an itsekiri oil bunkery multi millionaire

dnt mind dat peacock ayiri

Attacked a surveillance team Same contracts that have been terminated?

Lainus

And the surveillance team didn't return fire but were happy to escape unhurt This is national embarrassment!

hucienda:
Imagine. A military patrol was close, yet nothing. smh

It now obviously a business with the military men getting kickbacks. See from vanguard

Go and look into the history of JTF past commanders and officers attached to each of the areas in the Niger Delta during the Warri Niger Delta crisis. They have billions in their accounts and acquired property during their stay here.”

And we all know Hausa/Fulani dominate the JTF. So militants blow up pipelines, gworo chewing officers reap the 'benefits' with the militants. Cordial business relationship and we tag it freedom fighting.

The Niger Delta is truly fvcked

Almajiri1:
And the surveillance team didn't return fire but were happy to escape unhurt This is national embarrassment!

Because everybody is benefiting from it

The group told the National Security Adviser, NSA, that some military officers were colluding with the militants and extending the crisis because they were benefiting from the emergency

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2C_gB0vyyc

[size=14pt]Nigerian Air Force Vows To End Niger Delta Violence[/size]

...and the lame duck in Aso rock did as if nothing happened. Zoogeria is on the brink.

Illiterate, corrupt and insensitive leaders are the bane of Zoo called Zoogeria. David Cameron was right when he described Zoogeria as being fantastically corruption country

amaechi1:


Your comment seems to me there is sharp divide between the niger deltans.

Well, you know, maybe because there's really nothing Like a Niger-Deltan or South-Southerner? These terms were only created by the political elite to further confuse and divide their subjects so as to be able to rule them easily. But, trust Nigerians being who they are, they fell for the trick.

AngelAhnie:
Shout it bro!

BRO?
Why evils nah?
Why you familyzone me ni? I offend you?

Kondomatic:
BRO?
Why evils nah?
Why you familyzone me ni? I offend you?

lol, I no familyzone you joor

AngelAhnie:
lol, I no familyzone you joor

*sighs* that one na bro in christ right?

Kondomatic:
*sighs* that one na bro in christ right?

Yes

Bro Kondo, how are you doing?

AngelAhnie:
Yes

Bro Kondo, how are you doing?

I am tight like bra, just enjoying my time in da villa.

How bout you?