Niger Delta Avengers bomb NNPC trunkline, slam Kachikwu
The now popular militant group- Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), have
bombed a gas and crude oil trunkline close to Warri.
The facility belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC), was blown up at 11:45pm on Thursday, May 26, 2016.
This was revealed by the militants on the Twitter timeline
today, Friday, May 27, 2016.
Friday, May 27, 2016.
Niger Delta Avengers @NDAvengers
At 11:45pm on Thursday.@NDAvengers blew up other #NNPC Gas and
Crude trunkline close to Warri. Pipeline that was heavily guarded by Mil
This is coming after a meeting between the Federal Government
and major stakeholders in the Niger-Delta.
The minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu, after the
meeting, told newsmen that the responsibility for securing oil pipelines will
be handed over to the indigenes of the host communities where the facilities
are located.
The militants also slammed Kachikwu over the comments, saying it
is an insult.
Niger Delta Avengers @NDAvengers
The Niger Delta stakeholder's meeting is an insult to the people
of Niger Delta. What we need is a Sovereign State not pipeline Contracts.
They also warned oil companies and the Nigerian military to stay
alert, because something big is about to happen.
Niger Delta Avengers @NDAvengers
To the IOC's, Indigenous Oil Companies and Nigeria Military.
Watch out something big is about to happen and it will shock the whole world.
8:18 AM - 27 May 2016
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had earlier accused Ibe
Kachikwu of giving $10m bribe to representatives of the Niger Delta Avengers.
