SAN FRANCISCO, January
19, (THEWILL) – Amid dwindling oil prices and the volatile security
challenges in Nigeria, tension has heightened that militancy may erupt
again in the Niger Delta, unless urgent steps are taken to arrest the
slide. This follows the renewed bombing of oil installations in Delta
State and the attendant blowing up of tank farms, crude oil and gas
pipelines belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited.
According to reports, the militants blew up the main pipeline from Makaraba, which passes through Otunana and Abiteye to Escravos. Another attack was unleashed on the Escravos – Warri – Abuja – Lagos pipelines. There are fears about repeated attacks and the consequences on the nation's economy and security. Feelers emanating from stakeholders in the region indicate that full blown militancy could indeed resurface, given the political dimension it has assumed.
THEWILL condemns any attempt to re-enact militancy in Niger Delta. Doing so will further endanger lives and property, not only in the region but the entire nation. Resuming hostilities in the Niger Delta, at this time when the North-East is under the siege of Boko Haram, may spell doom for the nation. Coming also at a time when the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB) is agitating for self-rule, it is doubtful whether the country would be able to cope with the three-fold tragedies.
These renewed attacks on oil installations are worrisome, and may remain so unless the root cause of the struggle is frontally tackled. Recently, the International Crisis Group warned that if the Muhammadu Buhari administration fails to address the fundamental “long-simmering grievances” and deprivations in the region, violence may erupt again. The likelihood of a repeat had played out after the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan at the last election, when ex-militants threatened to return to the creeks, in continuation of their demands for “greater resource control and self-determination.”
Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/203667/avoiding-the-return-of-militancy-to-niger-delta.html
According to reports, the militants blew up the main pipeline from Makaraba, which passes through Otunana and Abiteye to Escravos. Another attack was unleashed on the Escravos – Warri – Abuja – Lagos pipelines. There are fears about repeated attacks and the consequences on the nation's economy and security. Feelers emanating from stakeholders in the region indicate that full blown militancy could indeed resurface, given the political dimension it has assumed.
THEWILL condemns any attempt to re-enact militancy in Niger Delta. Doing so will further endanger lives and property, not only in the region but the entire nation. Resuming hostilities in the Niger Delta, at this time when the North-East is under the siege of Boko Haram, may spell doom for the nation. Coming also at a time when the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB) is agitating for self-rule, it is doubtful whether the country would be able to cope with the three-fold tragedies.
These renewed attacks on oil installations are worrisome, and may remain so unless the root cause of the struggle is frontally tackled. Recently, the International Crisis Group warned that if the Muhammadu Buhari administration fails to address the fundamental “long-simmering grievances” and deprivations in the region, violence may erupt again. The likelihood of a repeat had played out after the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan at the last election, when ex-militants threatened to return to the creeks, in continuation of their demands for “greater resource control and self-determination.”
Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/203667/avoiding-the-return-of-militancy-to-niger-delta.html
SAN FRANCISCO, January
19, (THEWILL) – Amid dwindling oil prices and the volatile security
challenges in Nigeria, tension has heightened that militancy may erupt
again in the Niger Delta, unless urgent steps are taken to arrest the
slide. This follows the renewed bombing of oil installations in Delta
State and the attendant blowing up of tank farms, crude oil and gas
pipelines belonging to Chevron Nigeria Limited.
According to reports, the militants blew up the main pipeline from Makaraba, which passes through Otunana and Abiteye to Escravos. Another attack was unleashed on the Escravos – Warri – Abuja – Lagos pipelines. There are fears about repeated attacks and the consequences on the nation's economy and security. Feelers emanating from stakeholders in the region indicate that full blown militancy could indeed resurface, given the political dimension it has assumed.
THEWILL condemns any attempt to re-enact militancy in Niger Delta. Doing so will further endanger lives and property, not only in the region but the entire nation. Resuming hostilities in the Niger Delta, at this time when the North-East is under the siege of Boko Haram, may spell doom for the nation. Coming also at a time when the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB) is agitating for self-rule, it is doubtful whether the country would be able to cope with the three-fold tragedies.
These renewed attacks on oil installations are worrisome, and may remain so unless the root cause of the struggle is frontally tackled. Recently, the International Crisis Group warned that if the Muhammadu Buhari administration fails to address the fundamental “long-simmering grievances” and deprivations in the region, violence may erupt again. The likelihood of a repeat had played out after the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan at the last election, when ex-militants threatened to return to the creeks, in continuation of their demands for “greater resource control and self-determination.”
Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/203667/avoiding-the-return-of-militancy-to-niger-delta.html
According to reports, the militants blew up the main pipeline from Makaraba, which passes through Otunana and Abiteye to Escravos. Another attack was unleashed on the Escravos – Warri – Abuja – Lagos pipelines. There are fears about repeated attacks and the consequences on the nation's economy and security. Feelers emanating from stakeholders in the region indicate that full blown militancy could indeed resurface, given the political dimension it has assumed.
THEWILL condemns any attempt to re-enact militancy in Niger Delta. Doing so will further endanger lives and property, not only in the region but the entire nation. Resuming hostilities in the Niger Delta, at this time when the North-East is under the siege of Boko Haram, may spell doom for the nation. Coming also at a time when the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, (IPOB) is agitating for self-rule, it is doubtful whether the country would be able to cope with the three-fold tragedies.
These renewed attacks on oil installations are worrisome, and may remain so unless the root cause of the struggle is frontally tackled. Recently, the International Crisis Group warned that if the Muhammadu Buhari administration fails to address the fundamental “long-simmering grievances” and deprivations in the region, violence may erupt again. The likelihood of a repeat had played out after the defeat of former President Goodluck Jonathan at the last election, when ex-militants threatened to return to the creeks, in continuation of their demands for “greater resource control and self-determination.”
Read more at: http://www.thenigerianvoice.com/news/203667/avoiding-the-return-of-militancy-to-niger-delta.html
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