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Niger Delta Militants Bomb Conoil Facility In Bayelsa

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Niger Delta militants have resumed their onslaught against the state by bombing a Conoil facility.

A Niger Delta militant group, that styles itself Koluama Seven Brothers on Sunday said it carried out a “ warning ” strike on an oil facility owned by energy company Conoil in Bayelsa.

The attack was carried out on Friday, by the new group.

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The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps confirmed that a blast was heard on Friday around a Conoil pipeline in Bayelsa.

The militants threatened a production shut down at the facility owned by Mike Adenuga.

The Koluama Seven Brothers said in a statement it would carry out further strikes if its demands, including job creation, were not met by the company and a traditional leader.
-NAN

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