NDA braces Nigeria players for ‘shock’

Chevron, Shell and other oil companies operating in Nigeria have been warned of an imminent action from a highly destructive militant group that will “shock the whole world”, after it also claimed to have blown up a trunkline.

epa01737934 Nigerian military Joint Task Force (JTF) personal show weapons seized from militants in the oil rich Niger delta region of Warri, Nigeria 21 May 2009. The weapons were seized following military operations in the Delta in an attempt to try quell the activities of militant groups targeting the oil industry. Thousands of refugees from the area have fled the recent fighting between the military and oil rebels seeking refuge in the swamps. EPA/GEORGE ESIRI
epa01737934 Nigerian military Joint Task Force (JTF) personal show weapons seized from militants in the oil rich Niger delta region of Warri, Nigeria 21 May 2009. The weapons were seized following military operations in the Delta in an attempt to try quell the activities of militant groups targeting the oil industry. Thousands of refugees from the area have fled the recent fighting between the military and oil rebels seeking refuge in the swamps. EPA/GEORGE ESIRI
Published 27 May 2016, 08:21Updated 25 October 2016, 15:30
Africa