Militants destroy NNPC’s crude, gas pipelines in Delta State, Vows to Cripple Nigerian Economy’
The Niger Delta Avengers have claimed that they wrecked another havoc on the NNPC Installations; thereby causing economic crisis to the nation.
The electricity supply in the country would be worsein the coming days as Niger Delta militants have destroyed crude and gas pipelines belonging to Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) in Azama,Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South Council Area of Delta State
The crude line is said to feed the Warri and Kaduna refineries respectively, while the gas line feeds the Lagos and Abuja electricity power supply and with this development the Warri and Kaduna Refineries will be shut down, it was learned.
This is coming barely 24 hours after it blew up WellD25 in Abiteye, a major gas well belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) on Thursday.
Our reporter learned that the attack was as a result of Tompolo’s refusal to tender apology to the group for denying their existence in a letter he wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to the spokesman of the group, Colonel Mudoch Agbinibo , NDA’s Strike Team 4 carried out the deadly attacks.
It was not yet clear whether there was human casualty in the attacks, but our source said the bang which triggered a huge ball of fire jostled the people in the riverside community and sent them scampering for safety even as some residents were already relocating to the neighboring Ijaw villages and Warri out of apprehension, adding that the fire was still burning and lthe crude still leaking as at the time of filling this report.
It was gathered that the military personnel stationed some 100meters away from the bombed NNPC’s pipelines, were helpless as they could not defuse the attacks.
The group warned that it would not be deterred no matter ‘’the heavy presence of military operatives. They claim that
and it is a waste of fund and time to let the Nigeria military protect oil installations’’, adding, ‘’We are the Niger Delta avengers and you the Nigerian military are not going to see us coming but we will get you.’’
While accusing Tompolo of taking sides with the government, the group warned politicians, traditional rulers, community leaders to mind their business and ‘’leave the liberation of the Niger delta people to the Avengers.’’
‘’Those who believe that taking sides with federal government to fight Niger Deltans is the best option, the Avengers are here onground, neither you nor the federal government can stop us. If you don’t stay clear and let us to carry out our activities we will bring the fight to your individual doorsteps. Our major goal is to cripple the Nigerian economy’’, the group said.
It added: ‘’we are using this medium to ask all Niger Deltans to take the war to all oil installations in their various communities because this is your war.’’
The group also threatened that the recent sequence of attacks was the beginning of more that would come in the days ahead, and named other offshore facilities being targeted to include, Bonga Fpso, EA field . Bonny tank farm, Escravos tank farm and Forcadostank farm.