Niger Delta Development Advocate and Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) Chief Ayirimi Emami, has condemned the reported smashing of several pipelines of Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), along the Olero-Dibi-Abiteye Fields/Flow stations in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State.
The damaged pipelines, transport various petroleum products, such as natural gas and crude oil.
The Niger Delta Liberation Movement, had last Friday, claimed responsibility for bursting the pipelines, measuring six inches, eight inches, and 10 inches in diametre.
The group, in a syndicated press statement, said it carried out the operation at about 2am on Friday, November 22, describing the damage as the launch of ‘Operation CHEVRON DRAGNET’
Chief Emami, in a statement described the action of the NDLM as unfortunate and unwarranted.
He maintained that there was no justifiable reason to burst the pipelines, saying the Itsekiri people have civil ways of addressing their grievances with Chevron Nigeria Limited, as well as other international oil and gas companies, operating in Itsekiriland.
While urging security agencies to fish out those responsible for the dastardly act, he stressed the need for security agencies to avert recurrence of the attack.
According to the Itsekiri leader, the President Bola Tinubu administration is doing everything possible to increase the daily crude oil production in the country and every critical stakeholder in the Niger Delta as well as other parts of the country should support the President’s resolve.
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