Nigeria: Niger Delta - Chevron Evacuates 350 Staff

Over 700 oil workers on Wednesday fled platforms in the Niger Delta in fear of their lives, as the Joint Task Force (JTF) denied accusation by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) that troops were sent in to prosecute a Northern agenda.

Chevron alone evacuated about 350 staff and contractors in an early morning airlift from Escravos to Ozubi in Warri and other parts of the region, following repeated attacks on its facilities.

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