The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, Monday evening, derided former
militant leader, Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, over the sufferings and
untold hardship soldiers have subjected innocent people of Gbaramatu Kingdom,
Delta State, particularly women and children to in the past four days .
The militant group, in a statement, by its spokesperson, Col
Mudoch Agbinibo, said it warned Tompolo when he took sides with the Nigerian
government against it, but he refused to listen.
Describing the Army as cowardly for taking the battle to
helpless civilians, the group said it was going to carry out more attacks, go
personal against business mogul and pipeline contractor, Captain Okunbor
Idahosa and army officer, Major B. Yahaya, who is leading the assault against
unarmed Gbaramatu people.
NDA scorned: “Our dear brother, Tompolo, how is your friendship
with the Nigerian Government. The people you took side with against us (the
Niger Delta Avengers). We offered you the olive branch by beckoning you to join
us in this struggle, but you refused.”
It asserted: “It is not our business what goes on in Gbaramatu
Kingdom but our concern is the innocent children, women and aged people, whom
the Nigerian military has chased away from their homes now taking refuge in the
forest. We warned you before hand that the Nigerian Government, can never be
trusted.”
“To the Nigeria military, why are you looking for soft targets?
If you are looking for the Avengers, you know how to find us. Don’t deceive
your President.
“Information gathered by the Intelligence unit of the Niger
Delta Avengers revealed that Oil Marine Services (OMS) whose Chairman and CEO
is Capt. Okunbor Idahosa also known, as Capt. Hosa, is the company Nigerian
Government awarded the Pipeline surveillance contract to, spanning from
Escravos to Lokoja,” the group said.
Col Agbinibo alleged that in collaboration with an Itsekiri
leader, some military officers were bribed with N250 million to destroy
Gbaramatu kingdom “in the guise of looking for the Niger Delta Avengers.”
The militant group said: “The question is, why the innocent
people of Gbaramatu, why the innocent pregnant women, why unleash terror on the
aged people of Gbaramatu, Capt. Hosa, Major Yahaya, Ayiri and Brig. Gen Faruk –
must you waste all these innocent blood just to secure the pipeline
surveillance job?
“Why making the innocent people of Gbaramatu suffer? This act of
the Nigerian Army to us is the greatest act of cowardice. This fight we believe
is against the Avengers and not the innocent villagers of Gbaramatu Kingdom,”
it stated.
NDA asked: “Where is the International community and the United
Nations when all these unspeakable injustice are served the people of Gbaramatu
Kingdom by the very unprofessional Nigerian Military? Are they not aware of the
raping of young girls, looting and destruction of properties by the Nigeria
military in Gbaranmatu kingdom?
Not done with Tompolo, it said: “As for you Tompolo, what do you
have to say about the horrible treatment meted your people by Nigerian
Military, are you still going to call the Niger Delta Avengers criminals, are
you still going to take sides with the Nigeria Government against your people?
“What happened to you (Tompolo)? We respect the love you have
for your people, the Niger Delta. What is really happening to you when the
likes of Mr Ayiri, Capt Hosa and co are unleashing this kind of atrocities on
your people.
“Has the wealth you acquired made you soft that you do not know
what to do anymore? It jabbed at him.
To the military, the group insisted: “The Nigerian Military
cannot intimidate us by harassing innocent Niger Deltans. Gbaramatu is just one
kingdom in Delta State. The Niger Delta is made up of seven States.”
“It is, therefore, very funny to lure us to halt our well-planned
line of actions that will shock the whole world by harassing innocent
villagers,” it remarked.
The militants asserted: “To you, Capt. Hosa the new pipeline
protector; the intelligence unit of the Avengers has your full data, we know
where all your assets are located and that most of your businesses are in the
Niger Delta. For this single act of injustice against the innocent people of
Gbaramatu you, your wife and entire family will suffer.”
“To Major M.B. Yahaya, we are sure you have not seen real combat
before; how did you rise to the rank of a Major, this is to show that Nigerian
Military is finished if it is to depend on people like you.
“You are only good at harassing innocent women and children in
the name of looking for the Niger Delta Avengers. We are not surprised because
all Nigerian Military are corrupt. Be assured that we are making this fight
personal with you as we shall make your life a living hell.
“Can anyone tell the difference between Major MB Yahaya, Brig.
Gen Faruk Yahaya and Boko Haram? We are asking because we cannot spot any
difference.
“Is the Nigeria military now a hired gun for the rich? The
Amnesty International should take note of these officers, who authorized the harassing
of the innocent people of Gbaramatu,” it added.
The group went on: “To the International Oil Companies and
Indigenous Oil Companies, it is going to be bloody this time around. Your
facilities and personnel will bear the brunt of our fury, which shall fall upon
you like a whirling wind.”
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