A militant group, the Niger Delta
Avengers (NDA), has claimed responsibility for the blowing up of
Chevron's Escravos Export Pipeline at Escravos Offshore. A statement by
the group, signed by Major General Mudoch Agbinigbo, said the pipeline
attack took place at about 3:45 am on Tuesday and was carried out by its
Strike Team 06.
The group similarly announced that the attack
was executed as a further warning to international oil companies that
there should be no repairs to damaged pipelines pending negotiations and
dialogue with the people of the Niger Delta. "Any attempt to use
dialogue to distract us so as to allow the free flow of our oil will
halt the dialogue process," the group threatened.
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