Again, Avengers Threaten To Declare Republic, Oct 1

The Niger Delta Avengers has threatened that it will declare a Niger Delta Republic on October 1, should President Muhammadu Buhari fail to restructure the country.
It also said the group was praying for the Buhari-led Federal Government to discover oil in commercial quantity in the northern part of the country.
It would be recalled that the Avengers had claimed responsibility for major attacks on oil facilities in the region in recent past, vowing not to relent until the nation’s economy was completely crippled.
The group’s spokesman, Mudoch Agbinibo, stated this, yesterday, in reaction to President Buhari’s order directing the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to increase its tempo on oil exploration in the North-East.
It said that the discovery of oil in commercial quantity in the North would make Nigerians appreciate what the people of the Niger Delta experienced in the hands of the Nigerian government.
The Avengers reemphasised that the country was in dare need of restructuring, and accused the present government of dividing the country through her ‘misdirected policies’.
The militants said, “Our prayer for Buhari and the northern hypocrite (northern governors) is that oil should be found in commercial quantity in the North, so they can let the Niger Delta go.
“The Buhari-led government has failed Nigerians with their misdirected policies that have divided the country, as such nobody wants to be part of that failed state, not even the Niger Delta,” the statement said.
The statement added further, “The October 1st, declaration of independence is still sacrosanct, if the Nigerian government fails to retrace its steps by restructuring this country.
“We want to warn the general public to ignore those using the Avengers to defraud the people, as the day of reckoning is close.”