Linking Partners for Niger Delta Development

June 20, 2016

PIND policy brief on the Niger Delta Avengers

In February 2016, a new militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) was launched with the self-stated agenda of crippling the country’s crude production. The group carried out its first attack on a gas line on February 10th, 2016. This was followed by other coordinated attacks on oil and gas installations that has reduced the country’s oil and gas production, with a devastating effect on the country’s economy.