WE are deeply disturbed by what appears as the renewal of conflict in the Niger Delta between the so-called militants and the armed forces after over seven years of peace and calm in our oil-rich region. On Friday January 15, shortly after a Lagos High Court presided by Justice Ibrahim Buba ordered the arrest of Chief Government Ekpemupolo (alias Tompolo) for failure to appear before him in a case of fraud and stealing of N34 billion belonging to the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), militants blew up pipelines in Escravos in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. The damage done to the gas pipelines which belong to the Nigeria Gas Company has affected the flow of gas to electricity power plants and prevented the flow of crude oil to refineries in Warri and Kaduna. The Federal Government says that the damage has […]