A group of suspected militants have
blown up a major high pressure gas pipeline at Ighwrenene Community in Delta
State.The incident allegedly occurred around 2:30 am yesterday.
The economic sabotage was coming
about one week after some former leaders of the Niger Delta militants
threatened to return to the creeks and resume their war against the Nigerian
state in response to General Buhari’s election victory over Jonathan. But
Jonathan’s quick congratulatory message to Buhari even before INEC, the electoral
body, officially declared him winner doused tension in the land and forced some
of them to retract their words. However, yesterday’s incident made the
situation hazy.
Also, a group of Urhobo youths under
the aegis of Urhobo Gbagbako yesterday claimed responsibility for the March 22,
bombings of the Nigeria Petroleum Development Company, NPDC, oil pipe lines in
Ekiugbo, Ughelli Local Government Area “on a massive scale.” It said that the
aim was to give vent to their demand for pipe line surveillance contracts.
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