Stop Calling For Dialogue, Avengers tells Niger Delta Elders, Denies Two Arrested In Sync With It
The Niger Delta elders received a stern warning from The Niger Delta Avengers on Sunday to quit begging them to accept the proposed dialogue by the Federal Government, noting that President Muhammadu Buhari is insincere and therefore should not be trusted.
The NDA also dared the Nigerian military to a combat in the creeks which they claimed remained their ‘hideout’, if the security agencies in the country were battle ready to defeat members of the group.
In a statement issued same day by its spokesman, Agbinibo Mudoch, NDA dismissed all claims that two of their members were allegedly arrested by the military in the manhunt for its members.
Meanwhile in the week that was,The Nigerian Navy on Saturday in Warri, Delta State, paraded two suspects said to be members of the militant group, who confessed to being behind a series of attacks on Chevron facilities between May and July this year.
The Insurgents said, “To the elders of the Niger Delta, hope it is clear to you our elders that the Buhari-led government is unreliable, unreasonable and irresponsible. Can you tell the world the government official you have been dialoguing with? Is it the President? Or is there any committee that is set up for it?
“We respect you our elders. As such, stop behaving, as if the Niger Delta is a seized region. Stop acting like you are begging the government for a dialogue. The worse the government will do is to bombard our villages and towns in the name of looking for NDA. So, our elders should tread carefully with the Nigerian government.”
The dreaded militant group also made it clear that it was not afraid of the country’s military as it was very much ready to defeat the Army whenever they challenge it in combat.
They went further to say “Since we (NDA) started the struggle, none of our operatives has been arrested. All those in detention in the name of NDA are not part of NDA. The world should know this. Stanley Tonghan and Felix Miyenminiye are not members of NDA. We don’t know them or have any connection with them.
“The suspects (Tonghan and Felix Miyenminiye) were paid five million naira to give Nigerian military intelligence information on the activities of NDA. The suspects’ failure to deliver led to their arrest. They were therefore tagged NDA members. What a shame?” the NDA queried.
