Nigeria’s crude supply may drop again as Avengers issue quit notice to IOCs 

There are fears that Nigeria’s crude supply and income may again drop as the militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers have issued a quit notice to international oil companies (OICs) to leave the Niger Delta region.

The group warned oil companies and foreigners working in oil fields to leave the Niger Delta region or regret staying back.

This is not the first time the Avengers who are calling for the control of the oil in their region will be warning oil companies and foreigners working in oil field to leave the oil rich region.

The group also denied the claim by the Nigerian Navy that it has arrested the group’s logistics supplier, describing the claim “as the biggest joke of the 21^st century.”

This is contained in a statement by its spokesperson, self-styled Brig. General Mudoch, who added that its operatives were intact and that the group is going to ground oil activities in the region by Nigerian government.

General Mudoch said, “The Nigerian Navy cannot arrest any of our operatives until we bring down the economy of this country.”

The group then called on oil companies and foreigners to “leave all oil fields and terminals in the Niger Delta because it is going to be dirty very soon.

“As it is now, any Tom, Dick and Harry is a suspect of Niger Delta Avengers. The Nigerian Navy has lost its sense of professionalism. The Nigerian military arrested students in Oporoza and called them Niger Delta Avengers. Any criminal caught is a member of NDA, even their business partners (illegal oil bunkers) with whom things went sour, are NDA members. Sea pirates are now Avengers.

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“We want to make this clear. All Avengers operatives are intact, our intelligence agencies are all intact and our operational teams are in high spirit because we are winning the war. The Nigerian Navy cannot arrest any of our operatives until we bring down the economy of this country.

“When Avengers carry out any major attack, they (Nigerian military) will deny it. First is the blown NNPC pipeline and second, the 48-inch ExxonMobil pipeline blown by NDA. ExxonMobil and the government denied it only for Exxonmobil to declare force majeure a few days after the attack. We want the public to know that the Qua Iboe export pipeline is down right now.”

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