The militant group, Niger Delta Avengers has again blown up another oil pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC.
This time, the group extended its attack to Akwa Ibom state.
The previous attacks had been restricted to Delta and Bayelsa states.
“At 4:00am @NDAvengers blow up NNPC Pipeline in Oruk Anam Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom,” the Avengers announced on its Twitter handle.
Prompt News Online recalls that the group in its last press release had signalled its intention to embrace dialogue and listed some conditions.
“The high command of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) is using this medium to restate that there are no new items to put on the table for dialogue “We only want a genuine attitude and conducive atmosphere that will make us commit to any proposed dialogue and last peace talk.
“We want the federal government to commit members states of the multi national Oil Corporations to commit independent mediators to this proposed dialogue.
“We believed that it is only such environment that will engender genuine dialogue that will be aimed at setting up a framework for achieving the short, medium and long term demands of the Niger delta to de-escalating this conflict and bring about a lasting peace,” the group had proposed in its last statement signed by its spokesperson, Brig Gen Mudock Agbinibo.
