newsNiger Delta Avengers bomb Chevron's main electricity pipeline13 hours agoSHARE THIS NEWS!FacebookTwitterWhatsAppEmailâ" Niger Delta Avengers have blown up Chevronâ™s main electricity pipelineâ" Niger Delta Avengers said their action was because Chevronâ™s refused to listen to its May 12 warning Militant group, Niger Delta Avengers, says it has bombed the main pipelinesupplying gas that provides electricity to the Escravos tank farm in Delta state owned by Chevron.The militants who have renew their onslaught against oil facilities made this known via its Twitter account, @NDAvengers.We Warned#Chevronbut they didnâ™t Listen.@NDAvengersjust blow up the Escravos tank farm Main Electricity Feed PipeLine.â" Niger Delta Avengers (@NDAvengers)May 25, 2016The group said their action was because Chevronâ™s refused to listen to its May 12 warning not to fix a major crude pipeline blown up by the group early in the month.https://t.co/jrkSjIPVLcour Warning to Chevronâ" Niger Delta Avengers (@NDAvengers)May 12, 2016READ ALSO:Niger Delta: See major figure Buhariâ™s sending to solve crisisThe group did not disclose if the latest attack led to human casualties.Meanwhile, the leaders of the Itsekiri ethnic group in Niger Delta area, Delta state,have condemned the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers(NDA) operating in the area. A statement issued by Mr. Edward Ekpoko on behalf Itsekiri Leaders of Thought (ILoT) in Warri on Wednesday, May 25,
– He was abducted at his duty post
– His colleagues have been arrested
– His wife calls on police authority for proper investigation
Palpable fear may be greeting men of the Nigeria police as a colleague of theirs, corporal Torbee Atorough, attached to the Ibafo police division, Ogun state, is reportedly abducted by unknown gunmen believed to be militants.
Torbee Atorough
The Punch reports that Atorough was abducted at his post in Ibafo, notorious for pipeline vandalism and oil theft on May 11 2016.
It was learnt that the alleged militants operating around the creeks in the area were flagged down by the corporal and three of his colleagues at about 8.30pm.
Rather than wait, the driver of the snatched car in which the militants travelled zoomed off. This prompted Atorough to chase them with a motorcycle alone.
However, since he went after them, he is yet to be seen.
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His colleagues were said to later trail the all...
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