Chanomi Creek

Chanomi Creek is a body of water in the Niger Delta in Delta State, Nigeria.

Incidents in and near Chanomi Creek

On July 12, 2006, a group of boats, escorted by Nigerian troops, were assaulted by a militants in twenty speedboats. Four Nigerian naval soldiers were killed, and several Chevron workers were taken captive; they were released July 14.^[1]

Also in 2006, oil pipelines in the area were vandalized by people described as "militant youths" by Funsho Kupolokun, Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).^[2] The NNPC announced it would repair the targeted pipelines.^[3]

On January 20, 2007, six Filipinos and one Nigerian who were traveling on a boat (operated by the German company Baco Liner) in Chanomi Creek were kidnapped while on their way to Warri.^[4] The group the kidnappers belonged to has yet to be identified.^[4] The Nigerian government has engaged in talks with the group who seized the rebels, and government spokesman Sheddy Ozoene said that the six Filipinos "are in good health."^[5]

References

1. ^ Marquardt, Erich (2006-08-12). "The Niger Delta Insurgency and its Threat to Energy Security". Terrorism Monitor (The Jamestown Foundation). Archived from the original on 2006-11-20. http://web.archive.org/web/20061120201623/http://www.jamestown.org/terrorism/news/article.php?articleid=2370099. Retrieved 2007-01-20. 
2. ^ Rasheed, Komolafe (2007-01-15). "Fuel scarcity will end soon - NNPC". www.tribune.com.ng (Nigeria Tribune). http://www.tribune.com.ng/15012007/news/news6.html. Retrieved 2007-01-20. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "NNPC plans repair of Chanomi Creek pipelines". Pipewire.net (Scientific Surveys Limited). 2006-12-22. http://www.pipewire.net/index.cfm?categoryid=2. Retrieved 2007-01-21. 
4. ^ ^{a b} "Filipino seamen kidnapped in Nigeria". today.reuters.co.uk (Reuters). 2007-01-20. http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/CrisesArticle.aspx?storyId=L20587318&WTmodLoc=World-R5-Alertnet-4. Retrieved 2007-01-20. 
5. ^ "Nigeria in talks to free Filipinos". CNN.com (Time Warner Inc). 2007-01-21. Archived from the original on 2007-01-25. http://web.archive.org/web/20070125031704/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/01/21/nigeria.filipinos.reut/index.html. Retrieved 2007-01-22. 

External links

• Satellite view of Chanomi Creek
• Shell Closes Operation in Western Division

Coordinates: 5°24′N 5°27′E / 5.4°N 5.45°E / 5.4; 5.45