Niger Delta Group Dares Buhari, Says “You Can’t Stop Us”

Following what President Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement last week over Pipeline vandalization, stating that he will deal with pipeline vandals the way he dealt with Boko haram insurgents.

Reacting to what Mr President said, the group released a statement which read;

“We are not deterred by such threats as we are highly spirited and shall continue blowing up pipelines until the Niger Delta people are no longer marginalized by the Nigerian actors,” said the Niger Delta Avengers in a statement.
Contrary to their statement, it will be recalled that the Delta’s oil provides 70 percent of state income in Africa’s biggest economy but, like much of Nigeria, the region has seen little development which has prompted militants to demand a greater share of crude revenues.

Meanwhile, angered by the little development which been seen in their land, the group say they want to ensure that local people enjoy a quality of life which reflects the region’s contribution to the national purse.

“We take no pleasure in claiming innocent lives hence our struggle is geared toward attacking the oil installations in our region and not the people. And we shall stop at nothing until our goal is achieved,” the statement read.

(Reuters)