Niger Delta Avengers have bombed several
pipelines operated by the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation around Batan
Community in Warri South West Local
Government Area of Delta State.
Local residents said multiple explosions were
heard late Thursday night, and threw people of
the area into serious panic.
Spokesman of the Ijaw Youth Council, Eric
Omare, who confirmed the attacks, said the
situation was getting out of hand.
Meanwhile, Bayelsa State Governor Seriake
Dickson has met with representatives of
international oil companies and security chiefs
to proffer solutions to the recent upsurge in
criminal activities in the Niger Delta region.
The governor called for concerted efforts to
arrest the the ugly trend, decried the killings of
security personnel innocent citizens and
vandalism of oil installations.
He described the perpetrators as criminals and
economic saboteurs.
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