A
consolidated group of militants under the aegis of the Joint Niger Delta
Liberation Force (JNDLF) yesterday, threatened to launch six missiles in the
Niger Delta.
The
group said it would begin the testing of its six missiles, which would last for
three days, on June 7.
Though
it did not disclose the nature of the missiles, it warned that no airplanes
should fly in and out of the country within the period. The weapons are,
according to the group, capable of hitting any object despite its size.
It
said its fighters, trained for that purpose, had already arrived in the region
with its foreign partners through what it described as the country’s porous
borders.
The
group, in an electronic statement, said it took the decision to further wreck
havoc in the region at a meeting attended in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State
capital, by its commanders.
The
militant group said Bayelsa State, not Delta State, is the command base of the
Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) and warned the Commissioner of Information and
Orientation in Bayelsa, Mr. Jonathan Obuebite, to stop criticising the NDA.
The
group, in the statement which repeatedly referred to President Muhammadu Buhari
as Pharaoh, said the highest organ of JNDLF, the Joint Revolutionary Council
(JRC), concluded that the launching of the missiles would signal its readiness
for the final break-up of the country.
Signatories
to the statement identified themselves as ‘General’ Torunanaowei Latei (Creek
Network Coordinator); ‘General’ Agbakakuro Owei-Tauro (Pipeline Bleeding
Expert); ‘General’ Akotebe Darikoro (Commander, General Duties) and ‘General’
Pulokiri Ebikade (Intelligence Bureau).
The
group said: “After extensive and exhaustive deliberation by all commanders of various
groups in Yenagoa, the heart of the Niger Delta struggle met last night and as
part of our mission, we are going to test six (6) of our missiles in the
region. This is to show the Federal Government our readiness for the American
prediction.
“There
should be no form of helicopter to fly around in the region as we will not
guarantee the safety of such object. The people of the Niger Delta region
should not panic in the course of test running the six missiles.”
The
group said it might decide within the week to shut down the Nigerian satellite
orbit to disable communication in the country, warning that within its three
days of launching the missiles no airplanes should fly in and out of the
country.
It
said: “Our struggle is not for any human blood, but we have been pushed to the
wall for justice because our patience is running out daily basis as Nigerian
uniform men kill our innocent people continuously.
“Nigerian
military should as a matter of urgency leave peacefully the Ijaw communities
they are presently in, the next 48 hours under the guise of searching for the
Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) or else we should not be blamed for whatever
catastrophe that may befall such officers and the likely affected families of
the officers should not blame the region.
“We
have consulted our war gods (deities) that enough is enough and that the time
has come. Since the present Pharaoh of Nigeria, President Buhari is to preside
over the disintegration of the country it is a good omen.
“Henceforth,
any attack on Ijaw communities or person(s) by the military or para-military
body in the region, we will not hesitate to order our shoot-at-sight squad of
any uniform personnel in the region.”
It
added: “We ask all Service Chiefs, including Minister of Defence to shamefully
resign their positions because Nigeria has no security in whatever form. Bravo
to our Foreign Marine Crack Team for their ability to shut down Nigerian
obsolete surveillance equipment.”
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