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Isah Caroline  The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has deployed additional aircraft to the Niger Delta in support of the military operations code named “OPERATION PULO SHIELD” against militancy, economic sabotage and all forms of criminalities in the South-South region of the Country. The deployment, according to Airforce spokesman, Group Capt. Ayodele Famuyiwa, was necessitated by the recent spate of attacks on the Nation’s oil and gas installations by the new militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA). He said  the additional platforms, comprising fighter aircraft, helicopter gunship and surveillance aircraft, are intended to enhance the capability of the NAF to undertake offensive air operations and intelligence gathering in support of the surfaces forces. He also said “Since the recent deployment, the NAF has increased air operations around critical infrastructure in Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers and Akwa Ibom States. “These include but not limited to Escravos, Forcados in...

Nigerian Army on Sunday said its troops successfully averted another attempt by militants to blow up oil facilities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Col. Sani Usman, spokesman on the Army, said in a statement that:‎ “Today, 29th May 2016 in the early hours of (the) morning, troops of 343 Artillery Regiment of 2 Brigade, 82 Division of the Nigerian Army, carried out patrol within the general area of Gulobokri and Eweleso, around Brass area in Bayelsa State.” Usman also said “During the exercise, the patrol team had an encounter with some armed militants in 2 Speed boats with intents to blow up Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) pipeline at Gulobokri.” He added that “The suspected vandals opened fire on the patrol team. The troops responded with overwhelming superior firepower and as a result, the suspected criminals sped off from the area with many of them sustaining gunshot wounds. No casualty on the patrol team. “Unfortunately, a personnel of Nigerian Security and ...

Etukakpan described the attack as an economic sabotage aimed at discrediting the efforts of the current administration towards restructuring of the country’s economy. Niger Delta militants.  » more Militants blow up Chevron oil facility, vow more attacks  (Guardian Newspaper) Next Previous 1 / 2 A Non-Governmental Organisation, Community Watch of Nigeria (CWN), has condemned the May 4 militants’ attack on Chevron’s off shore platform in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta. Chief  Samingo Etukakpan , the Coordinator of the organisation, made the condemnation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in the oil town of Eket, Akwa Ibom. NAN recalls that the militants identified as members of Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) have already claimed responsibility for the attack. The facility is jointly owned by the NNPC and Chevron and is operated by the American oil firm