Militant groups attack major oil facilities in Rivers

By Agency Report

Militant groups operating under the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) launched a series of coordinated assaults on vital oil infrastructure in Rivers State early Sunday, intensifying fears of a resurgence in armed militancy amid the region’s ongoing political upheaval.

The attacks, claimed by the Liberation Army of the Niger Delta and Bakassi (L.A.N.D. & B), reportedly destroyed the Ogada Brass Agip trunk line — a critical oil conduit connecting Omoku to the Brass Agip terminal — around 2:00 a.m. Another key target was a site near the Oron River, behind the Maritime Academy, suggesting a deliberate strategy to cripple national economic resources.

In a statement released by the group’s Operations Commander, whose identity remains undisclosed, the militants described the operation as the beginning of a broader campaign to rid the state of what they called “usurpers of the people’s legitimate authority.

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Militant groups operating under the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (M.E.N.D) launched a series of coordinated assaults on vital oil infrastructure in Rivers State early Sunday, intensifying fears of a resurgence in armed militancy amid the region’s ongoing political upheaval.

The attacks, claimed by the Liberation Army of the Niger Delta and Bakassi (L.A.N.D. & B), reportedly destroyed the Ogada Brass Agip trunk line — a critical oil conduit connecting Omoku to the Brass Agip terminal — around 2:00 a.m. Another key target was a site near the Oron River, behind the Maritime Academy, suggesting a deliberate strategy to cripple national economic resources.

In a statement released by the group’s Operations Commander, whose identity remains undisclosed, the militants described the operation as the beginning of a broader campaign to rid the state of what they called “usurpers of the people’s legitimate authority.