Ovie Okpare
The Niger Delta Avengers has claimed responsibility for bombing the 48-inche crude oil export line in Rivers State.
The spokesman for the militant group,
Mudoch Agbinibo, in a statement posted on the group’s website on
Saturday, said the attack was initiated to protest the
“overdramatisation of the so-called dialogue and negotiation moves by
the Federal Government.”
The Niger Delta Avengers, however,
maintained that it was open to dialogue, adding that it would only
accept a peace process that comes with honour.It warned that the attack was a wake-up call to the Federal Government to stop dramatising the proposed dialogue.
The group said, “On September 23, 2016,
our strike team brought down oil production activities at the Bonny
crude oil export line. Since the cessation of hostilities and the
commitment of the PAN Niger Delta Elders and stakeholders team, the
Federal Government and its agents are turning the expectations of the
Niger Delta people to shameful scenes. This is only a wake-up call; we
may not have other ways to say it better.”
The NDA further warned that it would
resist any military action that would undermine the ceasefire on the
side of the government, stressing that the posture of President
Muhammadu Buhari was not assuring enough.
The statement partly read, “We are still
in favour of the dialogue and negotiations. We want peace with honour.
We will resist all actions undermining the ceasefire from the side of
the government and its security agencies.
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