PRESENCE OF THE NIGERIAN MILITARY IN THE NIGER DELTA PROMPT ATTACK ON OIL INSTALLATIONS: NDA

 The continued presence of the army in the southern Niger Delta has undermined peace talks and prompted attacks on oil-and-gas facilities in the region, militant group said.
The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) spoke 
out days after the oil minister called on fighters to stop attacks following the attack the Trans Forcados Pipeline recently, which was claimed by the group.

Most of the armed opposition have agreed to a ceasefire in the last few weeks, while the government held talks with community leaders who, like the NDA, want a greater share of Nigeria's energy wealth to go to the region that produces most of its oil. "The Niger Delta Avengers cannot be blamed for the continuous bombing of crude oil export pipelines and other oil installations, since the government has been relentlessly carrying out military build-ups to continuously harass communities in the region," the group said on its website.
President Muhammadu Buhari sent army reinforcements in May to hunt down fighters, a move that stoked anger as residents complained of rape, looting, and arrests of youths who are unrelated to the armed group,this charges were denied by the military.