Avengers Blow Up Chevron Pipeline In Escravos
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The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) in the early hours of Tuesday, October 25, reportedly blew up an oil pipeline at Escravos offshore, Warri South-West Local Government Area in Delta State.
The Nigeria militant group warned the international oil companies (IOCs) not to carry out repairs on damaged infrastructures.
A tweet by its spokesperson, Brig Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, said: “At about 3:45am, our strike team 06 took down Chevron Escravos export pipeline at Escravos offshore.
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“This action is to further warn all IOCs’ that when we warn that there should be no repairs pending negotiation/dialogue with the people of the Niger Delta, it means there should be no repairs.”
“Any attempt to use dialogue to distract us so as to allow the free flow of our oil will halt the dialogue process,” NDA added.
It is the first attack claimed by the Avengers since late September, following a ceasefire agreement with the Federal Government in August.
A security official, who was around the area said: “It is either an attack or a spill, our men in the field were woken up at about 4.00 am by local fishermen that noticed the spill.
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“For now, we cannot confirm if it was as a result of militant attack or rupture on the pipeline, but all I can say is that as I speak with you, there is a spill in the area from a damaged pipeline belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited.”
Chevron is yet to comment on the report.
