Militant leaders, who have engaged in a series of oil pipelines bombing in the Niger Delta and major oil depots in the South-West, have issued conditions that must be met before they would stop their destructive activities.
The bombing of major oil installations in the Niger Delta began last week, as militants blew up major oil and gas pipelines in the area.
Speaking with Vanguard on Monday, the militants said they would stop the oil pipelines destruction once the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, meets and negotiates with them.
The position was arrived at after a secret meeting of militant leaders. One of the top leaders, described as General Levi, was quoted to have said the bombing will persist until the Minister of Petroleum secures amnesty for their members to avoid being persecuted by security agencies.
The militant leaders said the would track and expose those inclined to carry out further destruction to pipeline installations, only after getting the audience of Kachikwu.
“We are ready to drop our arms and denounce hostility with the government on the condition that the Minister of Petroleum will meet with us and hear our own side of the story. We are not against the government but we have genuine issues yet to be addressed by successive administrations in this country.”
“We are ready to commence discussion and denounce association with this present situation. From now henceforth, we are ready to block any channel for anyone not to go through to bomb oil pipelines.”
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