Niger Delta militants blow up oil pipeline, Chevron protest goes on

Nigeria: Niger Delta Militants has blew up another oil pipeline in Nigeria’s Niger Delta region, as protesters continued to block the entrance to a Chevron oil depot for the third day going said a youth and protest leader on Thursday.


In a related development on Wednesday, a newly formed militant group who identified itself as the Delta Greenland Justice Mandate said it had attacked an oil pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Commission NNPC and a local firm Shoreline Natural Resources in Delta state.
Youth leader Collins Edema said;

“It is true but I don’t have details yet,” adding that the pipeline was on fire.

Mr. Edema also said protester who  includes mostly unemployed youths, were continuing a demonstration that started on Tuesday at the gate of a Chevron oil depot to demand jobs and housing, claiming the facility had destroyed their settlement.

“Our protest is going on peacefully today on Thursday. Our community workers inside the tank farm have joined the protest as we speak,” Edema said.

“Nobody is going in and out of the facility since we’ve started but Chevron has airlifted their senior staff from there,” he said, a claim Reuters could not verify.

Chevron authorities confirmed a protest had taken place.

Edema said protesters might be forced to shut down Chevron’s oil flow in Abiteye, Jones Creek and other operations in the area if the company refuses to yield to their demands.


The Niger Delta region of Nigeria has been hit by series attacks by militant on oil and gas pipelines, reducing Nigeria’s crude output by 700,000 barrels a day, according to NNPC.