Concerned Militant Leaders group has hijacked an oil vessel in a bid to hurt the Nigerian government.
The Nigerian government has been dealt a huge blow by one of the rampaging Niger Delta militant groups sabotaging the economy of Nigeria by stalling the oil dealings within the South-south region.
According to reports, a Niger Delta group named the Concerned Militant Leaders (CML) yesterday afternoon, seized a ship with Liberian flag along Bakassi Peninsula of Nigerian waterways.
This is even as the group disclosed that the next target for attack would be Frontier Oil in Eket, Akwa Ibom State. Daily Sun gathered that the vessel was heading to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Bonny, Rivers State before it was intercepted by the militants.
Spokesperson of the CML, General Ben, disclosed that they seized the ship as part of their grievances against the Federal Government and to cripple the economy.
Ben, in a statement yesterday evening, said they were yet to ascertain the number of crew members on board the vessel, adding that they had every other information about the ship.
“The vessel has the following details (excluding crew onboard), MMSI: 636015354; IMO: 9113551; gross tonnage: 25,202; Country Flag, Liberia; Crude oil tanker and Pilot, Captain Marcus,” he said.
The group ruled out any intention to dialogue with the Federal Government anywhere, unless it is around the Atlantic Ocean, which is their area of control.
The spokesperson stated that CML had not decided what to do with the vessel and crew members now, but would inform the Federal Government their intention before Wednesday, July 27.
The Nigerian government is yet to respond to the authenticity of this disturbing report.