The Bakassi Strike Force has condemned the
activities of the Niger Delta Avengers
The Bakassi militant
group said the incessant bombings of oil pipelines in the oil rich regions had
a retrogressive effect on Nigeria’s economy
The group called on the
government to embrace dialogue as war alone cannot solve their problems in
tackling the issue
A group of militants in
Akwa-Cross region under the aegis of Bakassi Strike Force has called on the
federal government to listen to the agitations of the Niger Delta Avengers.
The Bakassi militant
group condemned the incessant bombings of oil pipelines in the oil rich Niger
Delta region by the Avengers, Channels TV reports. Speaking at Esuk Mba, in
Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River state, Simple Benjamin, the
leader of the group, advised the government to adopt the approach of the American
Ambassador to Nigeria who is an advocate for dialogue as war alone cannot solve
their problems in tackling the issue.
He explained that there
was no struggle without a reason, and the Avengers had their reasons for
attacking oil facilities in the region.
“It is cheaper to make
peace as war leads to more destruction. Fellow compatriots of the Niger Delta
Avengers Please sheathe your sword and give peace a chance. I think you have
made your point, hence you should give government chance to respond. Enough of
the bombings, please. I call on the sponsors of the Niger Delta Avengers to
have a rethink of their actions. I also appeal to security agencies to thread
softly as two wrongs don’t make a right,” he said. The leader of the Bakassi
militant group noted that the attacks had a retrogressive effect on Nigeria’s
economy.
There has been continued
tension in the Niger Delta region following a resurgence of militancy in the
area.
The Niger Delta Avengers
blow up oil and gas facilities in the region almost on a daily basis and they
have vowed to continue until their demands are met by the federal government.
One of its latest attacks was this morning, June 10, when it claimed to have
bombed the Obi Obi Brass Trunk line belonging to Agip ENI. On Thursday, an explosion
rocked a pipeline operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC)
at Sanomi Creek, in Warri, Delta state, but nobody has claimed responsibility
for the blast. On Wednesday, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)
announced that it lost N20 billion in just one month following attacks on
pipelines by the Niger Delta Avengers as well as other reasons. You can watch
the video below.
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