New Militant Group Called "Bakassi Strike Force"

A group of new militants has emerged from the
Akwa-Cross Region under the umbrella of Bakassi
Strike Force, and has already spoken out in new
video to condemn in totality the activities of the
more popular Niger Delta Avengers blowing up
pipelines.
Speaking at Esuk Mba, in Akpabuyo Local
Government Area of Cross River State, the leader of
the group, Simple Benjamin, said these attacks on
oil pipelines have a retrogressive effect on the
economy of Nigeria, adding that the President
Buhari-led Federal Government should listen to the
agitations of the Niger Delta Avengers.
According to him, there is no struggle without a
reason and so, government should adopt the
approach of the American Ambassador to Nigeria
who is an advocate for dialogue as war alone cannot
solve their problems in tackling the issue.
We reported it here earlier today that the Niger
Delta Avengers on Friday said that it has bombed
yet another crude oil pipeline belonging to Agip
ENI in Bayelsa State, Nigeria’s Niger Delta region.
An explosion also rocked a pipeline operated by the
Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) at
Sanomi Creek, in Warri, Delta State on Thursday
evening but nobody has claimed responsibility for
the blast.
The Niger Delta Avengers, which has claimed
responsibility for most of the recent attacks, on
Wednesday, rejected an offer to dialogue with the
Nigerian government.