…Say ‘Something That Will Shock the World About to Happen’
Indications Have emerged that the deadly Niger Delta Avengers may likely
target the Warri Refinery and the multi-billion dollars Escravos Gas
toLiquid in their bid tocripple the economy.
Sources said the group has trained itssights on two major facilities which
could be attacked in the coming days to make good their threats to bring
the economy to its knees.
The group in a veiled message on its Twitter handle threatened that more
deadlyattacks were in the offing.‘’
To theIOC’s, indigenous oil companies and Nigeria Military, watch out
something bigis about to happen and it will shock the whole world’’, the
statement said.
This happened as the group late Thursday night carried out multiple
attacks onpipelines operated by Pipelines and Product Marketing Company
and Nigerian Petroleum Development Company Ltd, subsidiaries of Nigerian
NationalPetroleum Corporation (NNPC) around Batan community, near Warri in
Delta State.
Pointblanknews.comlearned that both the crude and gas trunk lines were
badly damaged, despite theexistence a military checkpoint meters away.
The affected lines were strategic to the nation’s oil production.
A local who simply identified himself as Samuel described it as
“horrendous”,saying they were rattled on Thursday night saying the
explosions caused pandemonium..
A Military source who confirmed the attacks expressed worries over the
unwholesome activities of the militants, but warned that the perpetrators
would be unmasked and brought to face justice.
Spokesman Of the Ijaw Youth Council, Eric Omare, a lawyer, who also
confirmed theattacks, said that the situation was getting more worrisome.
In a series of tweets, the militant group claimed responsibility for the
attacks,commending those who carried out the attacks, saying that they have
beenelevated to higher positions with more responsibilities.