Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd), recently had an emergency meeting with the leaders of former agitators, captured under the Niger Delta Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), in Benin City the capital of Edo State. The meeting which had the sole focus…
Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (Rtd) has stepped up his resolve to finding a lasting solution to the restiveness in the Niger Delta region. Focusing on the training, engagement and reintegration of the 30,000 former agitators is one major strategy…
A human rights advocacy group, the Advocates of Social Justice for All (ASJA) has said those engaged in destruction of oil and gas infrastructures under the guise of agitation should be treated as terrorists The group urged the federal government to reject calls in some quarters that amnesty be granted to the militants. It said…
A new militant group called the Red Scorpion has claimed responsibility for blowing up two pipelines belonging to Elf Oil Company in Awara in Ohaji Egbema Council Area of Imo State. The group, which is based in Imo State, has also threatened to attack oil facilities belonging to Shell in Oguta. Red Scorpion warned that…
Niger Delta militants have been urged to soft pedal in their bombings of pipelines and oil installations in the region. The plea was made by members of the House of Representatives, who specifically further urged members of the Niger Delta Avengers to embrace peace. Also, the Federal Government was advised to formulate a sustainable plan…
An explosion has been reported to have occurred at Sanomi Creek, in the Ogidigben area of Warri South West in Delta State. According to Reuters, the blast affected a pipeline operated by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC. Reuters said a security official and a community leader disclosed to it on Friday that the pipeline…
The Nigerian government might have to deal with more groups in the Niger Delta following the floating of a new one called the Ultimate Warriors of Niger Delta. This new cabal has threatened to continue to attack oil and gas facilities across the Niger Delta region unless the Nigerian government agreed to award 60 per…
The military onslaught launched by the Federal Government on Niger Delta Avengers in the South South region of the country has been suspended. The suspension was announced on Monday by Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, in Abuja. Addressing newsmen, the Minister said the government was taking this action to give room for…
The Nigerian military says it has deployed additional aircrafts to the South South region on the country to fight Niger Delta militants, who have carried out renewed attacks on oil installations in the area. It was disclosed on Monday that the Nigerian Air Force got the planes in support of the military operations code named…
A group of militants known as the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force, JNDLF, on Monday threatened to attack Nigeria’s seat of power, Aso Rock, to show to the world how powerful they are. The militants said that they would still launch six missiles they promised earlier last week for Tuesday (tomorrow). According to a statement…