Niger Delta militants
Over the reported refusal of President Mohammadu Buhari to address
the issues of development affecting the Niger Delta region, the Militant
group, Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF) has threatened to
blow up six flow stations in Bayelsa state.
In a statement issued after its meeting in Yenagoa, the militant
group led by Generals; Akotebe Darikoro (commander, general duties),
Torunanaowei Latei (creeks network coordinator), Agbakakuro Owei-tauro
(pipelines bleeding expert) and Pulokiri Ebiladei (intelligence
bureau), said the President Buhari-led administration has not taken any
step to demonstrate its sincerity to tackle the Niger Delta problems.
The group which had earlier claimed it shelved its plans to fire
missiles at national buildings in Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna due to appeal
from the FG and the International Community, commended Minister of State
for Petroluem, Dr Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu for “the bold steps he
personally took to resolve the injustice created and sponsored by the
wicked companies and government in Nigeria.”
The group however regretted that the “initiative he took has been
relegated to the background by the self acclaimed Minister of Petroleum
Resources, Muhammadu Buhari who has no knowledge about the suffering of
the people in the Niger Delta region.
According to Daily Sun,
the militant group also told Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State
to pay civil servants in the state or face their wrath, adding that if
Dickson cannot pay workers salaries from what has accrued to the state,
he should resign to avoid bloodshed.
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