Ijaw women of Gbaramatu and Egbema clans in Delta state protest the socio-economic and political condition of the people by peacefully and non-violently occupying the Chevron Abiteye flow station. They plan to remain there until their demands for employment, microcredit schemes and provision of infrastructure in the two clans are fulfilled. Chevron invites the Nigerian security to get the women to disperse; some of the women are brutalized by the military invited by Chevron.

Hurricane Piper Alpha hit the Abiteye flow station operated by Chevron today,
Monday, June 15, 2009 at about 0200 Hrs triggering another "systems failure" which
resulted in a massive fire outbreak that is consuming the entire facility.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) suspects the flow
station located in Delta state must have been harboring war criminals of the
Nigerian army as they make an excellent conductor for the lightning that accompanies
hurricanes.

To avoid this reoccurring situation, our technical advice to oil company systems and