{"id":82765,"date":"2021-06-26T19:53:42","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T18:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=82765"},"modified":"2021-06-26T19:53:42","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T18:53:42","slug":"niger-delta-avengers-return-vow-to-cripple-nigerian-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/niger-delta-avengers-return-vow-to-cripple-nigerian-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Niger Delta Avengers return, vow to cripple Nigerian economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1703655960671719429\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, which wreaked havoc on the Niger Delta during President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s first tenure has announced its return.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Recall that the group relatively crippled Nigeria\u2019s economy between 2016 and 2018 by attacking oil facilities in the region which plunged the nation into recession.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">In a statement made available to reporters on Saturday, the militant group said it had launched \u2018Operation Humble\u2019 aiming at crippling the economy as it did in previous times.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to the statement, the group also vowed to clamp down on politicians who are working with the Federal Government \u201cto undermine the Niger Delta region\u201d.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cIt is disheartening that despite being the economic backbone and having resolved to maintain the peaceful environment for the smooth operations of the oil multinationals whose proceeds the country cling unto for economic survival, the Niger Delta and the South-South remain the most underdeveloped, with our needs and interests undermined by the failed Nigerian State\u201d, the statement added.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, which wreaked havoc on the Niger Delta during President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s first tenure has announced its return. 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