(Ecofin Agency) - Niger Delta Avengers, has again claimed responsibility for the destruction of more oil wells in the Niger Delta region. The group on Wednesday announced that it blew up Chevron’s RMP 23 and RMP 24 oil wells in spite of the heavy presence of the military in the region.

Niger Delta Avengers has taken responsibility for various attacks on oil and gas infrastructure since February 2016, demanding a sovereign nation of the Niger Delta people.“We are not able to comment on security matters for now. Our priority is to ensure safety of our staff and assets,” Sola Adebawo, the Director of Communications at Chevron, said.

Last week, the militants attacked a gas pipeline owned by Chevron saying that the oil facilities were destroyed after the company attempted to renovate the main Escravos crude oil pipeline it had initially attacked, the Oil and Gas People reports.The group has so far rejected any meeting by the Federal Government, instead it is threatening perform an attack that will shock the whole world.

“The Niger Delta stakeholder’s meeting is an insult to the people of Niger Delta. What we need is a Sovereign State not pipeline Contracts. To the IOC’s, Indigenous Oil Companies and Nigeria Military. Watch out something big is about to happen and it will shock the whole world,” the group had said.

Anita Fatunji