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The headlines for major dallies in Nigeria today, June 3, have their focus on the developments within the now restive Niger Delta region. Naij.com recalls that in recent times, violence has returned to the region, with the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) spearheading some of the major attacks mostly carried out on oil facilities. We begin with reports according to The Nation. On the front page sits the title, “Militants kill two soldiers, 5 others in boat house attack”. Militants attacked a military house boat at Ejere Junction, a creek in Warri South council area of Delta state, killing seven people, including two soldiers. The killings have heightened the tension in the oil-rich Niger Delta where oil facilities have been attacked. Nigeria’s output has been badly affected. The Nation gathered that five boats, loaded with heavily armed insurgents, stormed an isolated boat house, located inside the creek around Omadino, an Itsekiri community, at about 8:00pm and opened fire on the occupants, killing all those onboard, except a civilian, who reportedly died on the way to the hospital. There was no claim of responsibility for the Wednesday attack. A community source said the attack happened at about 8:00pm. He said all occupants of the boat, whom he thought to be soldiers, were killed. Vanguard also has about the same story as its headline, with a little change in the figures of casualties recorded. According to their version of the report, 6 civilians lost their lives in the attack. Vanguard further reveals that in an electronic mail sent at 9.47 pm, the group said: “The Niger Delta Avengers are not involved in the attack of the military houseboat around Warri, Delta state. Killing of sleeping soldiers is not our style. We promise the world that in this process of liberating our people, not a single blood of Nigeria soldiers will be wasted despite the provocation. “Even the inhumane Nigeria soldiers are exempted, our war is on oil installations not to take innocent lives. For the fact we can’t give life, we also don’t have the power to take any life. But we (Avengers) are assuring the families of the affected soldiers that we will bring the culprits to book. “When it is time to face the military in combat, let the whole world know that we won’t be the ones to throw the first punch. “This message is going to all groups parading themselves as freedom fighters. You can fight for your people without killing innocent souls. NDA has proved, we were able to drop Nigeria oil production from two million barrels to just 800,000 barrels without killing a soul. “We are warning every group to follow our footsteps. The days of killing and kidnapping are over.” It also tweeted: “At about 2:00am today (yesterday) @NDAvengers blew up the Ogboinbiri to Tebidaba and Clough Creek to Tebidaba Crude Oil pipelines in Bayelsa state. “This is in line with our promise to all international oil companies and Indigenous Oil Companies that Nigeria oil production will be zero.” The Guardian turns its focus on the visit of the Nigerian president to Ogoniland, for the launch of the clean-up exercise of the polluted land.