Another Militant Group Emerges …Threatens To Launch Six Missiles In N’ Delta

Another militant group, the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF), has emerged in the Niger Delta, threatening to begin launching six missiles in the region on June 7.
The new militant group said that the missile strikes would surprise Nigerians and the entire world.
In a statement yesterday made available to The Tide, and signed by General Akotebe Darikoro, Commander, General Duties; General Torunnanaowei Latei, Creeks Network Coordinator; General Agbakakuro Owei-Tauro, Pipelines Bleeding Expert; and General Pulokiri Ebiladei of its Intelligence Bureau, the group said it had observed that President Muhammadu Buhari was bent on breaking up the country.
The militant group, therefore, said that it was set to help the president fulfil his proposal.
It warned the Nigerian military to peacefully leave Ijaw communities, and not attempt to deploy helicopters to the Niger Delta, threatening to bring them down, if he does.
The group, which claimed affiliation to the Niger Delta Avengers, warned that no flight operations should take place within the country’s airspace as the missiles were capable of bringing down any aircraft, no matter how big.
The statement reads in full: “We have seen and noted that President Muhammadu Buhari (a.k.a. Pharaoh) is set for the final breakup of the country. Mr. Buhari should also know that we are also prepared and set for his proposal.
“The Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC), which is the highest organ of all the freedom fighting body, has finally endorsed the followings: After extensive and exhaustive deliberation by all commanders of various groups met last night in Yenagoa, the heart of the Niger Delta struggle, and as part of our mission, we are going to test six of our missiles in the region. This is to show the Federal Government of our readiness of 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 course of test running the six missiles.
“We may also decide within the week to shut down the Nigerian satellite orbit, so that there will be no communication in the country, if need arises.
“Within our three-day operations, no airplane should fly out of the country because it can target such object, no matter how small or big it may be.
“Our Fighter Expert Team, who have already arrived the region from training through our country’s porous borders with our foreign partners, shall be positioned in the six Niger Delta states, to showcase what they have learnt in the past one year.
“Our struggle is not for any human blood, but we have been pushed to the wall for justice because our patience is running out on a daily basis as Nigerian uniform men are killing our innocent people continuously.
“Nigerian military, should as a matter of urgency, leave peacefully the Ijaw communities they are presently in, within 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.
“Henceforth, any attack on Ijaw communities or person(s) by the military or para-military bodies in the region, will be resisted, as we shall order our shoot-at-sight squad to crush all uniform personnel in the region.
“We appeal all service chiefs, including Minister of Defence to resign their positions because Nigeria has no security in whatever form.
“For the records, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) are not in Delta State, we only go there to strike and return back safely to the struggle base, Bayelsa State.
“We further warn, especially, Bayelsa State Information Commissioner, Mr. Jonathan Obuebite,  not to criticize our activities any longer or else we will force him to leave planet earth any moment,” the group said.

Susan Serekara-Nwikhana