– The militants resolved to support pro-Biafra supporters
– They demand the release of the corps of the activists till
June 3
– In other case the militants promised to go after the
security officials
Niger Delta militants has
issued fresh ultimatum to the government
of President Muhammadu Buhari on June 1, Wednesday, The Punch reports. The said
the Federal government must release the corpses of 10 pro-Biafra agitators till Friday, June 3, 2016. The militants also
threatened to revenge “unprovoked” killing of pro-Biafra activists by the
Nigerian army.
The Niger Delta militants in a statement released on-line
clarified that their determination to revenge the attack on the pro-Biafra
supporters was reached after an emergency
meeting organised by some leaders of different militant groups in the oil rich region.
The statement reads in part: “If Federal government fails to
release them (corpses) by Friday, June 3, 2016, they will hear from us from
Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Edo states.” Precious Iyoyo, aka General Playboy, the leader of the
Niger Delta Peoples Democratic Front, and his colleague of the Concerned
Militant Leaders, General Ben, stated that it was depressing to see the level
of tastelessness displayed against the people.
They showed their sympathy for Biafra agitation, continuing
that they were aware of how members of MASSOB, the Indigenous People of Biafra
and the Biafra Independent Movement were killed
without provocation. The militants promised to go after the Nigerian soldiers
in a new manner, adding that the operation would be carried both on the sea and
on the land. General Ben had particularly said the government has simply
declared war against innocent Nigerians.
“It is now war between the militants and security men. Since
innocent and helpless citizens, especially from South-South and South East,
have been marked for extinction, we will defend our people,” he said.
The
ultimatum is coming several days after pro-Biafran supporters were killed
during a clash with security agencies in Onitsha, Anambra state during the
commemoration of the defunct Biafra Republic.
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