Niger Delta Avengers

Recently a new faceless militant group emerged from the South South part of Nigeria which calls itself the Niger Delta Avengers. This group has been bombing pipelines of major oil companies in the country, especially, Shell, AGIP, Chevron and other multinational companies in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. This has really affected the resources of these companies and the country as well. The group said their main target is to stop western companies from buying Nigerian oil, and to secede from the country and for the world to see what is happening in the oil producing areas of the country.
My Take; Assuming they get the self determination they are asking for, who will develop the oil in their land? These same companies they are disrupting their operations definitely. Will there be any change or improvement? No. Unless they tackle their elders who have been receiving money from these companies for a long time and kept quiet. Their people are their problem. They should look within, cause these same people are going to continue to collect money from these corporations and keep quiet while the land is being destroyed.
Now comes the question of how these militants get their money. A few years back when the Nigeria military dislodged MEND and the rest of the militants, we read in the news that a book of records was discovered that had the names of sponsors and beneficiaries of those groups. Was anyone prosecuted after that? No. That is the Nigerian story, instead the militants were granted government amnesty after all the atrocities they committed. If the sponsors had been prosecuted, do you think we will be having a problem with the so called Avengers now?
In the typical Nigeria characteristics, somebody is making huge gains from what avengers are doing right now. That's who the security agencies should be looking for. How does Avengers get their money and weapons if they are not involved in kidnapping or armed robbery? They have a sponsor or sponsors. Find these sponsors, find avengers. Avengers are mere foot soldiers carrying out instructions. Cut of the head and the body will die.
The idea of a foreign group sponsoring them should not be overlooked. Because as far as the avengers continue to cause these disruptions in the oil industry, prices will be rising globally and a lot of people will gain from that.