As the seven-day ultimatum issued by
Oyobio-Oyobio, one of the militant groups in the Niger Delta to Mobil Producing
Nigeria, MPN,to relocate its headquarters from Lagos to Akwa-Ibom State expires
today, leader of the group, ‘General’ Obuma Oyobio, yesterday, reiterated the
resolve of the group to carry out its threat.
The ultimatum which is contained in
a statement by the leader of the group, said: “We hereby give a seven-day
ultimatum to Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited and other oil firms operating in
Akwa Ibom State to relocate their headquarters to the state or face dire
consequences.
“We have the capability to burn down
any tank farm and bring down aeroplanes and choppers. Oil and gas pipelines
will not be spared during our operations.”
The group advised ExxonMobil to
carry out thorough clean-up of the environment as is being done in Ogoniland by
Shell.
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