At exactly 0200Hrs on Thursday, May 14, 2009, special commandos from the Movement
for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) launched pre-emptive simultaneous
attacks on two military Joint Task Force marine bases in Delta state in response to
a planned punitive invasion on some protesting oil communities.

Overall, five gun boats and various support vessels have been destroyed in one night
thereby confirming the success of Operation Pearl Harbor.

The resistance was surprisingly weak after many soldiers caught napping abandoned
their positions and fled. This cowardly or solidarity act made it easier for our
astonished fighters to over-run the bases in a shorter time than anticipated.

As we begin stripping the oil industry naked of an unreliable cover, oil workers are
advised to don the cloak of common sense and evacuate all oil facilities in the
Niger Delta before the arrival of an imminent hurricane.

Considering the extension of time plea by some oil companies, we are extending our
quit deadline by another 48 hours to enable complete staff evacuation.

Effective 0000 Hrs on Saturday, May 16, 2009, the entire Niger Delta region will be
declared a no-fly zone to helicopters and float planes operating on behalf of oil
companies.

Jomo Gbomo