Avengers Boast: Nigerian Navy Can’t Arrest Any Of Our Operatives Until We Bring Down The Economy Of This Country

Apparently reacting to reports that some of their operatives have been nabbed by soldiers, Niger Delta Avengers has reeled out what looks like a propaganda offensive. The group vehemently denies the claim that their major logistics supplier has been arrested by the Navy.

NDA said: “We want to make it clear, all Niger Delta Avengers operatives are intact, our intelligence agencies are all intact and our operative team are in high spirit because we are winning the war. Nigeria Navy can’t arrest any of our operatives until we bring down the economy of this country.” They went on to describe the reported arrest of their logistics supplier as “the biggest joke of the 21st Century.”

The group mocked the Nigerian military saying: “Every Tom, Dick and Harry is a suspect of Niger Delta Avengers. The Nigerian military arrested school students in Oporoza and called them the Niger Delta Avengers, any criminal caught is NDA.”

The group sounded disturbed that much of its campaign of destruction of Nigeria’s crude oil pipelines has virtually gone unacknowledged. “When Niger Delta Avengers carries out any major attack they (Nigerian military) will deny it. First was the NNPC pipeline that was blown, second the 48-inch Exxonmobil pipeline that was blown by NDA. Mobil and the Government denied it. Only for Exxonmobil to declare force majeure a few days after the attack.

“We want the general public to know the Qua Iboe export pipeline is down right now. Let me give a little brief about the Qua Iboe Export terminal. This is a subsidiary of Mobil and it is the biggest export stream in Nigeria. They export one million barrels every two days. I, Brig. Gen. Agbinibo personally led this operation. Unlike the Nigerian Chief of Naval Staff that sits in the comfort of his office to pass orders.“ (Self-styled Brig. Gen. Mudoch Agbinibo is the spokesperson of NDA. He issues all their statements, or so it seems, including the one on which this article is based).

In their latest statement released yesterday, Niger Delta Avengers appear to be expanding the scope of their threats, an indication that it might be preparing for more terrible activities to press home their campaign. For instance, there is an indication that it might already be considering attacks on personnel working on oil fields and terminals.

NDA wrote: “We are warning NUPENG and PENGASSAN to leave all oil fields and terminals in the Niger Delta because it will be going to be dirty very soon (sic). Foreigners are to leave too.”