One of the Niger Delta militant groups have defied the ceasefire agreement with the Federal Government with another attack on oil facility in the South-south region.
Despite the ongoing military “Operation Crocodile Smile” in the Niger Delta region, an Urhobo militant group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Movement, NDGJM, in the early hours of today, blew up the Ogor-Oteri major delivery line, operated by the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company and Shorelines Petroleum in the state.
This has been deemed a mockery of the ongoing peaceful negotiations in the restive region with the Movement of the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND leading the cause has carried some influential Nigerians along.
The group in a statement by its leader self-styled “Gen” Aldo Agbalaja, claimed responsibility for the attack executed by its Uproot Team B at about 3.00 hours. The group also announced the launch of “Operation Crocodile Tears” since the military had launched “Operation Crocodile Smile” to supposedly worsen the Niger Delta crisis.
“With the launch of their ‘Operation Crocodile Smile’, the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate is also serving a notice on the commencement of our ‘Operation Crocodile Tears.’ It shall from now on be an eye for an eye; for every military atrocity carried out in the creeks and hinterland of the Niger Delta, the Nigerian armed forces will have the Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate to contend with
“To this end, we are alerting all those working in the UQCC/UPS Erhomukokwarien in Ughelli, Eriemu Pigging Manifold in Agbarha, Otorogun Gas Plant, Olomoro Flow Station, Warri Refinery, Port Harcourt Refinery, Eleme, OB-OB and Obite gas plants in Omoku to evacuate because what is coming to those facilities are beyond what anybody has seen before,” the statement read in part.
In view of this, hostilities in the Niger Delta region seem far from over as the daily crude oil production falls drastically to further complicate the worsening economy of Nigeria under President Muhammadu Buhari.