House of Representatives has blamed oil companies operating in various parts of the country for the numerous bombardments of oil facilities by militants in and outside the Niger Delta region
At a briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Eseme Eyiboh, said the “so-called militants under the aegis of Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND)”, who have accepted responsibility for Sunday’s killing of naval officers at the Atlas Cove jetty in Lagos, cannot claim ignorance of how the restive youths cart away petroleum products from the country.
“How do these boys who blow up the facilities take away the products from Nigeria? Where do they steal the oil to? Do they know the markets for them? Can they afford ship for shipping the products?
“You and I know that these things are done in connivance of these multinationals. They are irresponsible, I must say. And In fact, they should take them to the International Court,” he said.
Also, Federal Government has said it has no regret releasing Henry Okah unconditionally despite the bombing of Atlas Cove jetty by men of MEND on Sunday night.
Less than 24 hour after the bombing of the all important jetty in Lagos, the government released Okah as the Attorney General of the Federation, Michael Aondoakaa, at the Federal High Court, Jos, on Monday entered a nolle prosequi under Section 174(1c) of the Constitution to unconditionally withdraw all charges against him.
However, Okah, after his release was quoted to have said he could not single handedly guarantee peace in the Niger Delta.
He said he alone does not hold the key to peace in the Niger Delta as there are other people who still need to be talked to.
Media Coordinator, Federal Government Committee on Amnesty, Timiebi Koripamo-Agarry, in his reaction to the bombing in a statement on Tuesday, said the incident was unfortunate but that the government has no regret releasing Okah.