Tag: Niger Delta Militants
Niger Delta militants vow to cripple oil installations
A coalition of militant groups from the nine states of the Niger Delta led by the Supreme Egbesu Freedom Fighters…
Niger Delta militants threaten bombing Lagos, Abuja [Video]
Niger-Delta militants are threatening to attack Lagos and Abuja, some four years after they ceased fire.
5 killed in Rivers’ bloody shootout
Niger Delta militants attacked Joint Task Force (JTF) troops deployed to Rivers State on Wednesday morning, leaving five dead.
Militants tell Northerners: Get out of Niger Delta before October 1 or…
Niger Delta militants have issued an October 1 ultimatum for northerners to leave their region, in response to the quit…
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Police foil attempt by Niger Delta militants to blow up Lagos 3rd Mainland Bridge
One Abiodun Amos, suspected to be leading a group of militants planning to bomb the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos,…
Militants bomb PPMC pipeline in Warri
Niger Delta militants on Tuesday bombed a state-run oil pipeline near the southern port city of Warri, the second attack…
Group urges militants to stop bombing oil installations
The Network of Grassroots Elite for Capacity Development (NGECP), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged Niger Delta militants to stop…
I’ll deal with Niger Delta militants as I dealt with Boko Haram – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to deal with Niger Delta militants responsible for the destruction of the country’s petroleum infrastructure…
Army chief confirms killing of Niger Delta militants
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has confirmed the killing of suspected militants and recovery of a large…
Troops kill 5 militants, arrest 23 others – Army spokesman
Military authorities on Saturday said troops of the 133 Special Forces of the Nigerian Army killed five militants and arrested…
Fire-for-Fire: OPC members battle Niger Delta militants
Armed members of the Oodua Peoples Congress have engaged suspected Niger Delta militants, who have been terrorising riverside communities, in…
FG, militants dialogue useless without Ijaw leaders – Clark
The Ijaw national leader Chief Edwin Clark said on Saturday that any dialogue between the Federal Government and militants in…
We are talking to Niger Delta militants – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday in Abuja said that his administration is talking to Niger Delta militants through oil companies and…
Niger Delta militants strike again, destroy Shell pipeline
Suspected Niger Delta militants have struck again. Today, they blew up a crude oil trunkline belonging to Shell Petroleum Development…
Buhari gives Niger Delta militants two weeks for dialogue
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the military to stop attacking Niger Delta militants who have been destroying pipelines and other…