Thoroughly embarrassed Nigerian soldiers turn their anger on civilian populations in Niger Delta communities as Avengers intensify attacks on oil facilities: Two other major trunk lines in Bayelsa belonging to Shell and Agip bombed

Thoroughly embarrassed Nigerian soldiers turn their anger on civilian communities in Niger Delta as Avengers intensify attacks on oil facilities: Two other major trunk lines in Bayelsa belonging to Shell and Agip bombed

Having failed to protect  oil and gas facilities in the Niger Delta region from the attacks of Niger Delta Avengers, Nigerian military personnel are venting their anger on civilian populations in Niger Delta communities. Vanguard reports that Nigerian soldiers laid siege to Oporoza community, traditional headquarters of Gbaramatu kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area, Delta State, at 1.52 am, and started shooting indiscriminately at about 8.44 am, causing more confusion in the riverine town. This is coming as Niger Delta Avengers announces destruction of more strategic oil facilities in the region.

Yesterday saw the Avengers announces various attacks in Delta State, including "a well guarded Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)'s major infrastructure. Today the freedom fighters announced further attack, this time in Bayelsa.

Niger Delta Avengers announce promotion of soldiers after successful attacks at Escravos, Warri and Batan. Hits major NNPC Trunkline and Chevron facilities in Delta State

Using their Twitter handle, the Avengers on Saturday morning announced their latest attack stating that they blew up Nembe 1, 2 and 3 gas and crude trunk line that linked Brass and Bonny, belonging to Agip and Shell Corporation.
 "At About 2:15am on Saturday the @NDAvengers blow up Nembe 1, 2 and 3 Brass to Bonny Trunk Line belonging to Agip and Shell,” the Avengers tweeted.

Niger Delta Avengers‏@NDAvengers

At About 2;15am on Saturday the @NDAvengers blow up Nembe 1, 2 and 3 Brass to Bonny Trunk Line belonging to Agip and Shell.

They also reiterated that a major attack, which they first announced yesterday was still coming.

Watch out for something BIG about to happen - Niger Delta Avengers threaten fire and brimstone to rain on Oil Companies

Niger Delta Avengers‏@NDAvengers

Something Big is About to Happen.

As the attacks were ongoing in Bayelsa Nigerian soldiers were busy harassing and terrorising innocent civilians in Delta State. Oporoza villagers, who ran into the forest on sighting the soldiers with gunboats were yet to return. The soldiers claimed they came in search of ex-militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, and members of the Niger Delta Avengers, who they alledged have taken over the community.

Ijaw leader, Chief Godspower Gbenekama, told Vanguard on phone at about 9.00 am: “Soldiers have started shooting in Oporoza as I speak to you now, I do not know the casualty, but they are shooting right now, the whole town is in turmoil.”

His words: “I am crying on behalf of my people, we have been saying before now that we do not know what the military is looking for in Oporoza, they have come two times before now in the last few weeks. We said then that they were looking for excuse to start shooting, now they are shooting, we do not know what will happen after the shooting.”

National President of Ijaw People’s Development Initiative, Mr. Austin Ozobo, also raised the alarm that soldiers were shooting in Oporoza and called on the Federal Government to call the soldiers to order. A villager, who called our reporter on phone, said: “The military is currently shooting randomly in Oporoza but we do not know whether it was aimed at anybody because we are still in the forest. We ran into the forest this morning.