The Niger Delta Liberation Movement (NDLM), also known as MOVEMENT had early in the hours of today, 22nd of November 2024, launched operations code name 'CHEVRON DRAGNET', blasting multiple pipelines multiple pipelines along Olero - Debi - Abiteye fields/flow stations at about 2:00am.
The blast pipelines carrying different petroleum products which include crude and natural gas, range from 6 inches to 8 inches and 10 inches.
This was made known to newsmen through a press release by the secretary, Mr. Emmanuel Tagbanaraewumi, "It can be recalled several host communities and organizations from the Itsekiri nation extraction had called upon Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL) to make available their employment quota in the firm's ongoing recruitment scheme but to no avail.
We had earlier made demands for the unconditional conversion of VTP5/OTP2 and VTP6 amongst others and these demands were not attended to.
The MOVEMENT is bringing to the notice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited and Chevron in particular that we are in support of these calls and therefore announce the launch of an operation codename CHEVRON DRAGNET".
"The operations code name CHEVRON DRAGNET has become unavoidable because Chevron had refused to listen to her host communities and organizations from the Itsekiri extraction calling for the implementation of local content law and allocate to her the rightful quarter of the ongoing Chevron Nigeria Limited recruitment by a consulting firm known as dragnet".
The MOVEMENT which is fast becoming a radical group had claimed responsibility for multiple oil facility attacks across Warri areas since July 2023, with the Debi to Olero Gas Line Blast at Junction 19 on 18th of June, 2024 described as their 'biggest feast'. The MOVEMENT secretary promised to speak to Chevron in the language they understand by disrupting all oil exploration activities.
He also refused to give an ultimatum or timeframe for the operations as witnessed in their past press briefing but promised this multiple bast is the beginning of the operations code name CHEVRON DRAGNET.
"As long Chevron decide to keep mute and play unholy politics with the request from the host communities and organizations of the Itsekiri nation, we vow to support and back these calls with the language Chevron will understand. We won't give an ultimatum as we had done in the past as the 'CHEVRON REGNET' operations will not have a timeframe.
Nevertheless, we promise a shocker as we vow to continue to hit facilities used for crude oil exploration activities in the whole of Warri areas till Chevron does the needful as this is just the beginning of operation CHEVRON DRAGNET".
