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Sunday 29 May 2016

Troops stop Niger Delta militants from giving Buhari a May 29 gift



Militants reportedly laid siege on pipelines in two different areas of the state - Reports say casualty sustained was not much - Nigerian troops vow to keep monitoring the areas Niger Delta militants who tried to bomb some pipelines have been dispersed by troops of the 343 Artillery Regiment of 2 Brigade in Bayelsa state on Sunday, May 29, 2016. According to information made available by Colonel Sani Kukasheka Usman, the spokesperson of the Nigerian army, the troops made sure of total safety in Gulobokri and Eweleso areas of Brass in the state during the incident that happened early on Sunday morning. He said: “Today, 29th May 2016 in the early hours of morning, troops of 343 Artillery Regiment of 2 Brigade, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, carried out patrol within the general area of Gulobokri and Eweleso, around Brass area in Bayelsa State.

“During the exercise, the patrol team had an encounter with some armed militants in 2 Speed boats with intents to blow up Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) pipeline at Gulobokri. “The suspected vandals opened fire on the patrol team. The troops responded with overwhelming superior firepower and as a result, the suspected criminals sped off from the area with many of them sustaining gunshot wounds. No casualty on the patrol team. “Unfortunately, a personnel of Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) attached to the team sustained gunshot wound. He has since been evacuated and he is in a stable condition.”
In a similar incident, another patrol team of the same unit of 82 Division Nigerian Army, on patrol to Perigbene House Boat (HB) also encountered three speed boats suspected to be containing militants about to attack another critical infrastructure in the area. “The troops opened fire on them, killing most of them and injuring others. “However, the casualty on militants cannot be ascertained as it was raining heavily and the raging storm could not allow troops to go on pursuit of the escaping criminals. “A mop up operation has been organized for those militants that escaped with gunshot wounds and injuries as they may be receiving treatment in the neighbouring communities. “With this development, troops would continue to intensify patrol in the general area to avert further vandalization or attacks in the area,” Colonel Usman’s statement further read. This development is coming on the heels of a report that the federal government of Nigeria has agreed on a cease fire with the militants from the region. Paul Boroh, the presidential adviser on Niger-Delta matters and coordinator of the amnesty programme, said that government and former militants agreed to end the pipeline vandalism. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Boroh told this reporters on May 28, Saturday, adding that the pipeline vandalism in the Niger Delta region was reducing the economic fortune of Nigeria and increasing sufferings of Nigerians.


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