With Four containers of explosives in its possession, the Niger Delta Militant group has vowed to completely shut down oil operations in Nigeria, warning oil companies in the region to quit ahead of its planned attack.

“We have warned and we are warning again that we will blow up everywhere and face the Nigerian soldiers. The oil companies should leave our oil and go or else they would have themselves to blame,” the militant who gave his name as Johnson told Pointblanknews over the phone.

Pointblanknews gathered from highly dependable sources that earlier in the year; the militant group had intercepted ten containers of explosives belonging to Nigeria Development and Construction Company, NDCC before the vessel berthed at the Apapa Port.

The management of the vessel marked EX-BACO LINER 2/V210 which arrived Nigeria from Germany could not account for three containers of high explosives weighing 925kgs and one container of over 110,000 electric detonators.

However, sources informed Pointblanknews that prior to the arrival of the vessel, some staff of the Apapa port who are loyal to the Niger Delta militants had leaked information to the group that a vessel with containers of explosives are being expected.

The militants, it was gathered had quickly mobilized and laid ambush for the vessel using the information they collected from informants at the Apapa Port to track down the vessel prior to its arrival at the Port and made away with four containers of explosives.

Crew members were said to have been held in captivity for days by the militants.

When Pointblanknews contacted the Apapa Port to confirm the story, one Abdulahi who spoke from the office of the General Manager said he cannot speak on the issue as the matter is currently being handled by the office of the Inspector General of Police, Sunday Ehindero.

“Please I cannot comment on this matter. You can contact the office of the Inspector General of Police, please,” Abdullahi who would not disclose his name and title

Pointblanknews could not reach the Nigeria Police to comment on this as at the time of going to the press

Johnson, told pointblanknews on the phone confirmed that the group will continue its restiveness in the region until the Nigerian Government heeds it agitation for the Niger Delta region to have total control of its resources.

“This will not stop until Nigerian Government and their friends leave our oil alone,” he said.

He refused to name if he belong to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND or other splinter militant groups. But from the background during the phone conversation there was noise and a shout of “tell them we are ready.”

Asked to confirm if they were responsible for the missing four containers of explosives he said: “my brother you cannot ask me that kind of question. All I can tell you is that since February when we got our supplies we have been announcing that we are going to strike in a big way and they failed to listen.”

Johnson continued: “the issue is not whether we took four containers of explosives; the issue is that they should leave our oil and go, they should release our man in detention…” The phone went off.