The Federal Government have defied an order by
the dreaded militant group as it dares it to do its
worse.
The Federal Government on Sunday rubbished
warnings by the Niger Delta Avengers by repairing
damaged pipelines in the oil-rich region which
were destroyed by the dreaded militant group.
warnings by the Niger Delta Avengers by repairing
damaged pipelines in the oil-rich region which
were destroyed by the dreaded militant group.
The group had earlier warned the Federal
Government not to repair damaged pipelines
saying: “We are going to redirect and reactivate all
our activities if the government, oil companies and
their services firms do not heed these modest
warnings of not carrying out repair works and
suspend the buying of crude oil from our region, as
we await the right atmosphere that will engender
genuine dialogue.”
However, the Federal Government seem not to care
as some community sources confirmed that
soldiers were escorting badges, tugboats loaded
with equipment and personnel heading for the
repairs of the damaged facility of NGC, a
subsidiary of the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation, NNPC, on Sunday.
According to Vanguard, Chief Moses Bebenimibo,
Chairman of Kunukunuma Federated Communities,
also confirmed the development while saying that
the contractor carrying out the maintenance,
Melcurt Nigeria Limited, did not involve the host
community.
Bebenimibo accused the Federal Government of
being interested only in the oil that flows in the
communities and not the well-being of the people,
adding: “They are good in using the military to
always intimidate and subdue us in matters that
affect us as a people from this end.”
