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Avengers to Nigerian military: We know how much you make from oil bunkering

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8 years ago

August 25, 2016

In a move that may open a can of worms in the oil rich Niger Delta, the militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, on Wednesday, said it has records of how much the Commander of Operation Delta Safe, ODS, makes from illegal activities in the region.

The NDA also claim to have video recordings and still photographs of soldiers who are engaged in crude oil theft and bunkering in the region.

The Avengers further claimed to have records of how much they collect and make per day from the illegal activities.

“One question for the Commander of Operation Delta Safe, is, who are the people perpetuating the ongoing illegal oil bunkering in the Niger Delta at the moment? We have both video and still photographs of the serious involvement of your troops in the pervasive crude oil thefts. We have records of how much profit you collect and make per day from these atrocities in the Niger Delta”, the group said in a statement issued by its spokesperson, Murdock Agbinibo.

The Avengers also denied claims by the military that it was involved in the killing of troops in Nembe, Bayelsa State, wondering why the military takes delight in connecting it to crimes in the southern part of the country.

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“It is a shame that Operations Delta Safe is still employing the old habit of deliberately dining and wining with fake intelligence from political thugs, political paymasters and enemies of the Niger Delta to perpetuate their continuous funding and relevance by leveraging on the hunger in the land.

“To set the records straight, we cannot come after your dane guns and ammunition. Since the start of ‘Operation Red Economy,’ our forces have not fired one shot until we have achieved this great success of crippling crude oil productions in the Niger Delta to about 800,000 barrels per day.

“Those gang members paraded as killers of troops of ODS are well known followers of Mr. Africa Ukparasai and Mr Timipre Silva, who were armed by the All Progressives Congress, APC, during the governorship election in Bayelsa State.

“If your forces and formations come under attack by notorious elements of your own political collaborators and calculations, you should accept it as a friendly fire (from your own dubious creations getting loosed and fighting back to protect their territories and bellies) and enjoy it while it last. Excuse the NDA from your “Pig and Mud squabbles.

“Yesterday was Arepo in Ogun State, today is Nembe in Bayelsa State, which is the next state you want to involve the NDA in this your bread and butter security conspiracies and collaborations?”

By Timothy Enietan-Matthews…

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