Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07LAGOS741
2007-11-13 15:59:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Consulate Lagos
Cable title:
NIGER DELTA MILITANTS HIT QUA IBOE TERMINAL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LAGOS 000741
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/W, INR/AA, DS/IP/AF, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/OSAC
OSLO FOR HELENA SCHRADER
DOE FOR GPERSON, CAROLYN GAY
TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS, SRENENDER, DFIELDS
COMMERCE FOR KBURRESS
STATE PASS USTR FOR ASST USTR FLISER
STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION FOR MARAD
STATE PASS OPIC FOR ZHAN AND MSTUCKART
STATE PASS TDA FOR NCABOT
STATE PASS EXIM FOR JRICHTER
STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2017
TAGS: PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI
SUBJECT: NIGER DELTA MILITANTS HIT QUA IBOE TERMINAL
Classified By: Acting Consul General Vicki Hutchinson for reasons 1.4 (
B) and (D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L LAGOS 000741
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/W, INR/AA, DS/IP/AF, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/OSAC
OSLO FOR HELENA SCHRADER
DOE FOR GPERSON, CAROLYN GAY
TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS, SRENENDER, DFIELDS
COMMERCE FOR KBURRESS
STATE PASS USTR FOR ASST USTR FLISER
STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION FOR MARAD
STATE PASS OPIC FOR ZHAN AND MSTUCKART
STATE PASS TDA FOR NCABOT
STATE PASS EXIM FOR JRICHTER
STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2017
TAGS: PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI
SUBJECT: NIGER DELTA MILITANTS HIT QUA IBOE TERMINAL
Classified By: Acting Consul General Vicki Hutchinson for reasons 1.4 (
B) and (D)
1. (C) Around 07:00 AM on November 12, six to seven militant
boats were spotted shooting into the AIR offshore Exxon
Mobil's Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) in Akwa Ibom State.
According to security sources, the military Joint Task FORCE
(JTF) repelled the militants around 10:30 AM after a
firefight which resulted in one naval officer being seriously
injured. Exxon Mobil reported no casualties but said it
would relocate spouses and children from their housing base
in Eket, Akwa Ibom.
2. (C) At 1:00 PM six to seven boats passed Exxon Mobil's
Noble Dunn Walker rig east of QIT. The militants were
reportedly forced to continue past the rig because the tide
was too low for them to navigate through this area. These
boats were then reportedly seen headed north to the Calabar
River Channel. One security representative with Addax
believed the militants were based in Bayelsa State. Some
security contacts speculated that Bayelsa-based Victor
Ebikabowei, who is still active according to Chevron
contacts, was responsible.
HUTCHINSON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR AF/W, INR/AA, DS/IP/AF, DS/ICI/PII, DS/DSS/OSAC
OSLO FOR HELENA SCHRADER
DOE FOR GPERSON, CAROLYN GAY
TREASURY FOR ASEVERENS, SRENENDER, DFIELDS
COMMERCE FOR KBURRESS
STATE PASS USTR FOR ASST USTR FLISER
STATE PASS TRANSPORTATION FOR MARAD
STATE PASS OPIC FOR ZHAN AND MSTUCKART
STATE PASS TDA FOR NCABOT
STATE PASS EXIM FOR JRICHTER
STATE PASS USAID FOR GWEYNAND AND SLAWAETZ
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/13/2017
TAGS: PGOV PREL ASEC PHUM NI
SUBJECT: NIGER DELTA MILITANTS HIT QUA IBOE TERMINAL
Classified By: Acting Consul General Vicki Hutchinson for reasons 1.4 (
B) and (D)
1. (C) Around 07:00 AM on November 12, six to seven militant
boats were spotted shooting into the AIR offshore Exxon
Mobil's Qua Iboe Terminal (QIT) in Akwa Ibom State.
According to security sources, the military Joint Task FORCE
(JTF) repelled the militants around 10:30 AM after a
firefight which resulted in one naval officer being seriously
injured. Exxon Mobil reported no casualties but said it
would relocate spouses and children from their housing base
in Eket, Akwa Ibom.
2. (C) At 1:00 PM six to seven boats passed Exxon Mobil's
Noble Dunn Walker rig east of QIT. The militants were
reportedly forced to continue past the rig because the tide
was too low for them to navigate through this area. These
boats were then reportedly seen headed north to the Calabar
River Channel. One security representative with Addax
believed the militants were based in Bayelsa State. Some
security contacts speculated that Bayelsa-based Victor
Ebikabowei, who is still active according to Chevron
contacts, was responsible.
HUTCHINSON