At about 1700 hrs today, Thursday october 4, 2006, our units dispatched to protect communities in rivers state were attacked by 9 gunboats and one helicopter gunship belonging to the nigerian army. \ In the ensueing firefight which lasted about … read more
Seven expatriate oil workers abducted in Nigeria are in good health and their kidnappers have demanded a ransom, a diplomat said on Thursday. Fighting between militants and troops in a different part of the Niger Delta subsided overnight but Royal … read more
Nigerian militants accused troops of razing a village in the oil-producing Niger Delta on Thursday and threatened reprisals but a military spokesman denied an attack on the Elem-Tombia community had occurred The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta … read more
At least seven foreign oil workers were kidnapped in a militant attack on an oil industry compound in Nigeria’s southern oil-producing delta on Tuesday, oil industry sources said. The workers — including three Britons and two Malaysians — were taken … read more
In view of recent incidents which have occurred in the waterways around Bille (SPDC-E) in the last 24 hours, all water borne journeys to be undertaken in the Bille axis by SPDC staff, SPDC contractors, and other third parties working … read more
The following is an internal memo sent by Shell’s country chairman I regret to inform you of an armed attack on a convoy of supply barges carrying diesel fuel, water and lubricants at Bille near Awoba, en route to SPDC�s … read more
In response to the build up of nigerian military forces in rivers state of the niger delta resultant from the killing of 14 nigerian soldiers, we today teusday october, 3 2006 decided to send a number of our fighters into … read more
The U.S. Consulate has received credible information that there have been violent encounters between armed militants and government security forces in Rivers State. Several expatriates have also been kidnapped. We have received reports that militants may want to target Bonny … read more
All Royal Dutch Shell contractors kidnapped in Nigeria this week have been freed by their captors, a company spokeswoman said on Wednesday. Militants on Monday abducted about 25 Nigerian staff of a Shell contractor and killed at least 10 soldiers … read more
The confrontation between soldiers and the militants in the creeks of Niger Delta yesterday took a negative turn when no fewer than five soldiers were confirmed killed, nine others unaccounted for while another one escaped. The attack, which took place … read more