Niger Delta Avengers Condemns Attack On Soldiers, Vows To Fish Out Killers

Niger Delta Avengers, the militant group responsible for renewed hostilities in the Niger-Delta region, on Thursday condemned the killing of military personnel in the area, promising the victims’ families that those responsible for the heinous act would be “brought to book.”

The condemnation followed accusations that the group was responsible for attacks on a military houseboat in Ejere, a creek in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State, which left at least two soldiers dead.

In a statement signed by Mudoch Agbinibo, the Avengers condemned all acts of violence against military and civilians, declaring “the days of killing and kidnapping” over.

“Killing of sleeping soldiers is not our style,” the Avengers said in an update posted on its website. “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.”

“Our war is on oil installations not to take innocent lives.”

Mr. Agbinibo assured “the families of the affected soldiers that we will bring the culprits to book.”
The Avengers, therefore, issued a stern warning to other “freedom fighters” in the region to emulate its style of ensuring that no innocent person would be killed in the course of its agitation.

“This message is going to all groups parading themselves as freedom fighters. You can fight for your people without killing innocent souls NDA have (sic) proved it. We were able to drop Nigeria oil production from 2 million barrels (per day) to just 800,000 barrels without killing a soul. We are warning every group to follow our footsteps.”

The group claimed responsibility for a series of bombings that rocked Chevron, Agip and NNPC oil and gas installations across the Niger Delta in the last few days.

Last night, it claimed on its favourite communication platform, Twitter, that it blew up “Ogboinbiri to Tebidaba and Clough Creek to Tebidaba crude oil pipelines in Bayelsa State,” as part of its campaign to bring Nigeria’s oil production output to “zero.”

On Wednesday, the Avengers said it was responsible for the destruction of Chevron oil wells RMP 23 and RMP 24, and mocked Nigeria’s military for being only “good in harassing innocent civilians.”

Nigerian military pushed back against the militants’ claims that it had become helpless in the circumstance, saying it would not be negligent in its obligations to Nigerians.

“The Defence Headquarters wishes to emphasize that the Nigerian Armed Forces will not relent in their efforts to flush out economic saboteurs masquerading under whatever guise to perpetuate evils in the Niger Delta,” Rabe Abubakar, the Acting Director of Defence Information, said in a statement.

Last month, the group rejected a meeting convened in Abuja by the federal government, warning of its readiness to carry out an attack that will “shock the whole world”

“The Niger Delta stakeholder’s meeting is an insult to the people of Niger Delta. What we need is a Sovereign State not pipeline Contracts,” the group said.

Fashola, Dangote And Amosun Commission Itori-Ibeshe Road

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Friday, commissioned the 26km Itori-Ibeshe Road.

Built with concrete, the road was designed to withstand the pressure from heavy duty trucks plying that axis due to the presence of Da
ngote Cement factory at Ibeshe.

The 4-year old boy who was mutilated by his stepmother in Kano is still alive

There were rumours on media outlets today, that Musa, the 4-year-old mutilated by his Step mother had passed away. Angels of Hope Foundation, an NGO that has been giving reports on Musa's treatment and progress in the hospital, has debunked the reports. According to their CEO,

"It is sad that people start false rumors without confirmation. People have been circulating rumors that the mutilated toddler Musa has passed away. I received various calls this morning from online news channels asking me to confirm or refute the story. Well here is my answer "Musa Is Alive and getting better".

 For news channels that have put up his death even before confirming, I Omar Naveed Mohammed Abdulmalik Request that you take it down immediately (On Behalf of his mother). This family have been through enough trauma for a lifetime and I consider the spreading of this false rumor as Mean. Please take it down and let the family heal emotionally and physically. Just pray for them and support them in anyway you can. Thank you all for your support and concern".

Boko Haram Responsible For Scarcity Of Tomato In Nigeria- Lai Mohammed

 By Seun Opejobi

Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed says degraded insurgent group, Boko Haram, are responsible for the ongoing scarcity of tomato in the country.

Speaking on Channels Television, the Minister said farmers have been forced to quit the North East due to the level of insecurity in the region.

According to Mohammed, “People talk about the price of tomato but they forget one thing; they forget that the price of tomato today is a direct result of the fact that we have lost two years harvest to Boko Haram insurgency.


“Most of the people you see riding Okada (motorcycles) in Lagos are people who would have been in the farm to produce consumable items.”

Attributing the scarcity of tomatoes to insurgency, the Minister said, “Do you farm where there is war? We have lost two seasons of harvest in addition we have had very poor rainfall last year and this year. These are the combined responsible for the scarcity of tomato. Go and ask economists and agriculturists, they will tell you.”

Office Of The Former DEputy Governor Ha H Ha....

 

Office Of The Former Deputy Governor 

Spotted In Delta state

Buhari Will Die If He Visits Ogoniland - Niger Delta Avengers

A suspected member of a newly established militant group in Nigeria has warned the life of President Muhammadu Buhari is in danger if he visits the oil-rich Niger Delta region. In a recording sent to IBTimes UK, a man is heard saying during a phone conversation with one of the hosts of UK-based Radio Biafra, that Buhari "should sign his death warrant" before his visit.

Buhari is due to visit some states in south-eastern Nigeria to discuss with local leaders ways to tackle renewed violence in the area.

The president's planned visit – which is expected to begin on Thursday (2 June 2016) – comes as attacks on oil pipelines blamed on the new group Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) partially halted oil production, and forced Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell to close at least two plants.

"Buhari is trying to visit Ogoniland, but he should sign his death warrant before coming to Port Harcourt or try to visit any state of the Niger Delta community, Biafra land," the suspected NDA member said during the phone call.

"We are starting a dance he cannot finish. We shall dance like vultures. He [Buhari] has dared to wake a sleeping lion, but I promise him this time around if he tries to step his foot in any community of the Niger Delta, in Nairaland, he will not go back alive. Any Niger Deltan who will try to walk with Buhari shall also go to his grave that day. This is our assurance."

Killings of pro-Biafrans

The man also condemned the fact that Nigerian security forces opened fire on pro-Biafran demonstrators during commemorations to pay homage to the victims of the 1967-1970 Nigerian Civil War, also known as Biafran War, on Monday (30 May 2016). Police confirmed the deaths of 10 protesters and two police officers during clashes in Anambra state, claiming demonstrators were armed. Pro-Biafrans denied the allegations.

"The Nigerian government shot and killed our brothers. They showed us are the monsters," the man said. He then urged all pro-Biafrans to pray for their leader Nnamdi Kanu – director of radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra [IPOB] – who is standing trial on six counts of treasonable felony charges.

Buhari 'can go wherever he wants'

Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, Nigeria's director of defence information, told IBTimes UK the government does not perceive NDA as a threat. "Niger Delta is part of Nigeria and will remain part of Nigeria for life. Buhari is the president, he is number one, he can go anywhere he wants," he said.

"[The] NDA are just criminals and we are treating them as criminals. We are not being intimidated, we remain focussed to ensure security in the country and that Nigeria remains one. Nobody is above the interest of the country," he continued.

"No nation can tolerate an individual group causing havoc and advocating for separation. There are measures in our constitution to ensure this will not happen. We cannot and will not tolerate what these people are doing. In the long run, they will surely pay for they have done."

NDA and pro-Biafrans
Pro-Biafrans are demanding the independence of Biafran territories forcibly annexed to Nigeria during British colonisation, which ended in 1960.

Intelligence consultant David Otto believes NDA also has secessionist views, and this can explain their support for the Biafra cause. "The Avengers could be that official military wing that IPOB and the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (Massob) never had," he said.

"The direct threat to the life of the President may not be substantiated, but it is bold move for the Avengers. On the other hand, NDA could be teasing the government security services to overreact with more brute force – a move that will galvanise more hatred and distrust. These are signs of future uncertainty in the region – but how the government reacts will be key to peace or further chaos," Otto, who is the CEO of UK-based global security provider TGS Intelligence Consultants, continued.

"Some prominent ex militants of the Niger Delta region promised hell if their brother, then President Goodluck Jonathan, did not win the 2015 election. We are now seeing those threats manifesting in various shapes and sizes in the South East and South South."

JUNGLE JUSTICE: MAD WOMAN ALMOST FELL VICTIM

JUNGLE JUSTICE: MAD WOMAN ALMOST FELL VICTIM

At around 8:40pm on Wednesday the residents of Bakare Jafojo Street of Iyana-Ipaja troop out to chase away a mad woman who was mistaken for a kidnapper.

A resident of the street who identified herself as Mrs. Nasiru revealed to us that she notice the woman at about 4pm roaming around the street but she knew she was a mad woman.

One Chike another resident said “I and my friends saw her begging for biscuit from a little boy who should be about five or six years old not knowing that some other youth are also observing as the woman approach the little boy and the guys shouted that the woman is kidnapper”.

Our correspondent was able to speak with the little boy’s elder brother who revealed to us that the little Raphael cried to be hungry was given twenty naira by neighbor to buy biscuit before their mother comes back from work.

Wale Adetula, Raphael‘s elder brother said their mother work as a nurse in a clinic at Aboru and was and was on afternoon.

Wale further said their father is a factory worker bus is not currently in Lagos that he has travelled to Ibadan for a burial ceremony.

It would have been a jungle justice not until the landlord came to solve the matter in company with some other youth who claimed she is really a mad woman