{"id":60085,"date":"2017-11-03T14:05:29","date_gmt":"2017-11-03T13:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=60085"},"modified":"2017-11-03T17:06:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-03T16:06:54","slug":"niger-delta-militants-vow-resume-bombing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/niger-delta-militants-vow-resume-bombing\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger Delta Militants Vow to Resume Bombing"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Nigerian militant group Niger Delta Avengers\u00a0on Friday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0 said that they
\nhad ended their ceasefire in the region.<\/p>\n

We can assure you that every oil installation in our region will feel the
\nwarmth of the wrath of the Niger Delta Avengers,\u201d the group said.<\/p>\n

\u201cNiger Delta Avenger\u2019s ceasefire on Operation Red Economy is officially
\nover,\u201d stated the heading of a post on the group\u2019s website.<\/p>\n

The avengers attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta in 2016 cut
\nNigeria\u2019s oil production from a peak of 2.2 million barrels per day to
\nnear 1 million barrels per day, the lowest level seen in Africa\u2019s top oil
\nproducer in at least 30 years.<\/p>\n

The Niger Delta Avengers were responsible for most of last year\u2019s attacks,
\nannounced an end to hostilities in August 2016. There have been no
\nsubstantial attacks by any groups in the region since January.<\/p>\n

The NDA has stated unambiguously what it is setting out to achieve: \u201cOur
\ngoal is to cripple Nigeria\u2019s economy.\u201d<\/p>\n

After declaring what it called \u201cOperation Red Economy\u201d in February 2016,
\nit blew up an underwater pipeline forcing Royal Dutch Shell to shut down a
\nterminal which normally produces 250,000 barrels of oil a day (bpd).<\/p>\n

In January 2016, Shell declared a force majeure, which excuses a company
\nfrom contractual agreements because events beyond its control, on exports
\nof high grade crude oil after an attack on one of its trunk lines.<\/p>\n

A few days later, US firm Chevron shut its Valve Platform following
\nanother attack, also claimed by the Avengers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis action is to further warn all [international oil companies] that
\nwhen we warn that there should be no repairs pending negotiation\/dialogue
\nwith the people of the Niger Delta, it means there should be no repairs,\u201d
\nthe Avengers said in a statement after an attack on a pipeline that feeds
\nthe Escravos offshore terminal operated by Chevron\u2019s Nigerian subsidiary
\nlast year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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