WARRI- SUSPECTED militants in a twin attack,
Monday morning, bombed two oil installations
belonging to an oil exploration company, near Batan
community in Delta State.
Details of the incident were sketchy at the time of
this report, but locals said the explosions occurred
at about 12.05 am on Monday. The double strike
came as Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, debunked the
claim by the Minister of Youths and Sports, Mr
Solomon Dalung, that he met with the militant group
at Oporoza, saying he was apparently defrauded by
Niger Delta fraudsters.
Meanwhile, the Niger Delta Suicides, NDS, another
militant group in the region, has warned that it
would devastate the economy in different forms if
government refused to create a genuine platform for
talks with militants.
Chairman of Batan community, Dickson Ogugu, who
confirmed the attack, said: “We heard a double
explosion at about 12:05am between Camp 3 and
Kokologbene communities.” A security officer
attached to 3 Battalion, Effurun, near Warri, who also
spoke to Vanguard, said a team of military
personnel has been drafted in company of a
surveillance team to ascertain the extent of
damage. Dalung scammed Spokesman of Avengers,
self-styled Brig Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, while
reacting to the alleged visit of Dalung to Oporoza,
yesterday, said:
“The Minister of Youth and Sports, Solomon Dalung,
narrated how he mer some self-acclaimed Niger
Delta Avengers in Oporoza, Gbaramatu kingdom. We
are here to let the public know that Niger Delta
fraudsters have defrauded the Minister.” “Niger
Delta Avengers cannot stoop so low to send
representatives to meet a common Minister of
Youths that does not know his work. “Solomon
Dalung has been defrauded and played by Niger
Delta fraudsters, he did not hold any meeting with
us, Niger Delta Avengers. “Let me make it clear that
any meeting with the Avengers that the international
community is not part of, we will not be part of
such dialogue as well,” Agbinibo added.
Trouble looms NDS, in a statement by its
spokesperson, Amakiri, asserted: We, the Niger
Delta Suicides, NDS, wish to warn the present
government and those clamoring to frustrate the
efforts of Niger Delta Avengers to have a rethink
and create a genuine platform for dialogue,
otherwise, we will use our oil to survive and they
will eat their yam.” “This fight is a fight by
everyone, including children yet unborn. Thank God,
we have successfully planted Adaka Borohs and
Tompolos everywhere. So, we are waiting,” he said.
