Barely 24 hours after the Federal
Government began talks with members of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) to
end attacks on oil facilities, a new militant group, the Ekpeye
Liberation Group (ELG), yesterday emerged in Rivers State and gave
multinational companies 14-day ultimatum to relocate.The Nation reports.
The affected multinationals include
Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), Nigerian
Agip Oil Company (NAOC), Nigerian Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited
(NLNG), Total Exploration and Production (E&P) and the Niger Delta
Petroleum Resources (NDPR).
The militant group, which consists of
ex-militants and freedom agitators, also claimed responsibility for
explosion at NAOC’s well 5 in Akara Olu community in Ahoada West Local
Government Area of Rivers State.
It asked the Federal Government and multinationals to expect more attacks and explosions at the expiration of the ultimatum.
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