helicopters

Nigerian Government Preparing for Imminent Military Offensive in the Delta

By Daniel Volman. Published on September 12, 2009 by Niger Delta Rising.

There is mounting evidence that the government of Nigerian President Umaru Musa Yar’adua is set to launch a full-scale offensive in the Niger Delta when a ceasefire declared by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) ends on 15 Sep 2009.

And this time, Nigerian military forces will be using special warships, helicopter gunships and troop transports, and unmanned drone intelligence planes and ships sold to Nigeria by Israeli, Malaysian, Singaporean, Dutch, and Russian companies.

Tags: 

Opia and Ikeyan Villages Razed

Event posted by McDelta on September 11, 2009 - 3:10pm

Opia and Ikeyan villages of Delta State are razed in circumstances linking the American oil giant, Chevron. In the invasion carried out by Nigerian soldiers paid and ferried in Chevron helicopters, scores of people are killed and the communities are completely destroyed.

Tags: