Credible sources have disclosed that MEND and their affiliate militant groups in the Niger Delta have concluded plans to carry out a synchronized attack on major oil installations and military formations across the Niger Delta from midnight on September 3rd to 5th Sept 2008.
This is in a protest solidarity and commemoration of one year detention of MEND leader Henry Okah by the Nigerian State. According to sources, (Operation Dark September) is aimed at shutting down complete oil export for seven days. At the moment, movement of men, tools and equipments for the operation have reached advanced stages in their target locations from, Akwa-Ibom, Rivers , Bayelsa, Delta states as well as Lagos, Abuja and a northern state name undisclosed.
Another yet to be confirmed single source account has it that the operational tactics of (Dark September) may affect flight operations in some of the Nations busy Air ports as they are on the list of target.
It is been rumored that over 500 fighters have been fully mobilized for this operations.
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