Niger Delta Avengers in the early hours of Friday, blew up Agip’s major crude oil Line in Bayelsa State.
The damage is coming few hours after a Shell Petroleum oil facility around Ogidigben, Warri South West Local in Delta State, was allegedly blown.
Confirming the damage via its twitter handle, the militant’s also commended the international community for halting crude oil business transactions with Nigeria.
3:am of Friday @NDAvengers blow up the Obi Obi Brass Trunk line belonging to Agip ENI. It is Agip’s Major Crude oil Line in Bayelsa State.
— Niger Delta Avengers (@NDAvengers) June 10, 2016
Good the Foreign Refineries stop buying Nigerian Oil. pic.twitter.com/TEWjxeuOmY
— Niger Delta Avengers (@NDAvengers) June 10, 2016
The Niger Delta Avengers rejected pleas by the Minister of State for Petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu and the Federal Government to open dialogue.
They have been responsible for the vandalisation of several oil facilities situated in Warri, Delta and Bayelsa states.