THE strike teams of Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, in the early hours of
today,Saturday, struck in Bayelsa State, blowing up trunk line belonging
to the Nigerian Agip Oil Company, NAOC and Shell Petroleum Development
Company, SPDC
The militant group said in a tweet “At About 2.15am on Saturday the
@NDAvengers blow up Nembe 1, 2 and 3 Brass to Bonny Trunk Line belonging
to Agip and Shell.”
Soldiers invaded Oporoza, the traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu
kingdom, at about 1.52 am, this morning and were still laying siege to
the community as at 8.00 am
According to vanguard,The soldiers, who came in no fewer than seven
gunboats, allegedly beat up residents, including an octogenarian
community leader, Chief Atiti Mala, with the butt of a gun. “They were
asking the helpless villagers to produce former militant leader,
Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and members of the Niger Delta
Avengers,” a youth leader told Vanguard on phone.
Ijaw leader, Chief Godspower Gbenekama, who confirmed the attack on
Oporoza, said: “Information available to me is that the military invaded
Oporoza again in the early hours of today. As I am speaking to you,
they are still there molesting people.”
“They have arrested many persons and villagers have fled into the
bush, this is wrong, they are going to worsen issues with what they are
doing. I posted on Facebook that they invaded Oporoza and a military
called me to tell me that they would deal with me.
“We are not safe, we have said it over and over that Gbaramatu people
are not synonymous with Niger Delta Avengers, they should leave my
people alone. If they want to kill me, let them go ahead, but I will
continue to say the truth, why are they harassing my people, they should
harass the militants whose activities we condemn,” he added.
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