Avengers Strike Again, Blow-up Shell Facility, Denies Killing Soldiers

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Barely 24 hours after the Federal Government launched the clean-up of Ogoni, Rivers state, after decades of oil spills, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) once again proved their capability on Friday by blowing up Forcados 48’’ export line operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company.

The militant group, which claimed responsibility for the attack on its Twitter handle, said, “At 3:00 am today @NDAvengers blow up the SPDC forcados 48″ Exportline.

“We warned SPDC not to go ahead with repair works but they refuse.”

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On Thursday, the NDA had claimed responsibility for the bombing of pipelines conveying crude oil from Ogboinbiri to Tebidaba and from Clough Creek to Tebidaba. The two pipelines are located in Bayelsa State.

“At about 2:00am today @NDAvengers blew up the Ogboinbiri to Tebidaba and Clough Creek to Tebidaba Crude Oil pipelines in Bayelsa State.

“This is in line with our promise to all international Oil companies and Indigenous Oil Companies that NigeriaOil production will be Zero.”

The group however denied killing six Nigerian soldiers in a statement. The deceased soldiers were reportedly murdered in their sleep in Warri, Delta State, claiming that ‘’no blood of a Nigerian soldier would be ‘wasted.

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“The Niger Delta Avengers were not involved in the attack of the Military houseboat around Warri, Delta State. Killing of sleeping Soldiers is not our style.

“We promise the world that in this Process of liberating our People, not a single blood of Nigeria soldiers will be wasted despite the provocation.”

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