NDA blows up 3 more oil facilities; attacks surveillance team
Wed Jul 06, 2016 08:10:am National
1.5K By Buchi Obichie
Responsibility for the Monday night attack on an NPDC manifold, close to Batan and two PPMC/NNPC crude oil trunk lines in Delta State,has been claimed by militant Group, Niger Delta Avangers, NDA.
In a message posted on its Facebook page, NDAvengers, on Tuesday, the group stated: "At 11:15p.m., Niger Delta Avengers blew up NPDC Manifold close to Banta and two PPMC/NNPC crude oil trunk Lines."
It added in another post: "At 10p.m., Niger Delta Avengers blew up Chevron Well 10, close to Otunana flow station."
The Avengers have also been blamed for attacking a pipeline surveillance team over the weekend.
The Chairman of Batan community, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Ogugu Dickson, yesterday, said a pipeline surveillance team was attacked by militants suspected to be members of the Niger Delta Avengers, some minutes after blowing up a crude oil trunk line close to the Batan flow station.
While speaking about Monday's attack, Ogugu said: "Following Saturday's attack, at 11p.m, we heard the blasts and a PPMC surveillance team that was patrolling the river decided to drive to the scene of the incident to ascertain the extent of damage.
"Though the point the blasts occurred is less than a kilometre from two military houseboats, the surveillance team, which was roughly six kilometres from the scene of the incident, drove to the scene and were attacked by the vandals, who were still in the vicinity.
"As soon as the hoodlums heard the approaching sound of the speedboat, they opened fire. Luckily for the team, no casualty was recorded.
"Our surveillance team on oil facilities in the area confirmed the attack. They blew up the facility at two separate points. One was on an NNPC pipeline, which is about 800 metres from the manifold."
In a message posted on its Facebook page, NDAvengers, on Tuesday, the group stated: "At 11:15p.m., Niger Delta Avengers blew up NPDC Manifold close to Banta and two PPMC/NNPC crude oil trunk Lines."
It added in another post: "At 10p.m., Niger Delta Avengers blew up Chevron Well 10, close to Otunana flow station."
The Avengers have also been blamed for attacking a pipeline surveillance team over the weekend.
The Chairman of Batan community, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Ogugu Dickson, yesterday, said a pipeline surveillance team was attacked by militants suspected to be members of the Niger Delta Avengers, some minutes after blowing up a crude oil trunk line close to the Batan flow station.
While speaking about Monday's attack, Ogugu said: "Following Saturday's attack, at 11p.m, we heard the blasts and a PPMC surveillance team that was patrolling the river decided to drive to the scene of the incident to ascertain the extent of damage.
"Though the point the blasts occurred is less than a kilometre from two military houseboats, the surveillance team, which was roughly six kilometres from the scene of the incident, drove to the scene and were attacked by the vandals, who were still in the vicinity.
"As soon as the hoodlums heard the approaching sound of the speedboat, they opened fire. Luckily for the team, no casualty was recorded.
"Our surveillance team on oil facilities in the area confirmed the attack. They blew up the facility at two separate points. One was on an NNPC pipeline, which is about 800 metres from the manifold."
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