The Niger Delta Avengers have destroyed the crude oil and gas pipelines operated by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) around Batan Community, in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State.
Our source disclosed that multiple explosions rocked the peaceful community and sent residents running for safety. Africa update gathered that the NNPC pipeline transporting crude from Escravos to Warri was damaged on Friday.
The spokesperson for the NNPC, Mr. Garba-Deen Mohammed, revealed, “The NNPC pipeline, bringing crude from Escravos to Warri, was the one that was affected. But we don’t know the extent of the damage. Our engineers are right now trying to assess the extent of the damage.”
The militants had on Friday morning via its Twitter handle said, “At 11:45pm on Thursday, Niger Delta Avengers blew up other NNPC gas and crude trunkline close to Warri. Pipeline that was heavily guarded by military.
“To the IOCs, indigenous oil companies and Nigerian military, watch out, something big is about to happen and it will shock the whole world,”
“The Niger Delta stakeholders’ meeting is an insult to the people of Niger Delta. What we need is a Sovereign State not pipeline contracts.”
