group that calls itself the
joint revolutionary council of
the Joint Niger Delta Liberation
Force (JNDLF), and claims to
be the ‘highest organ’ of “all
the freedom fighting body” in
the Niger Delta, has declared
ceasefire.
The group, which had earlier
threatened to launch six
missiles in the region and to
also shut the country’s
airspace, said it decided to do
otherwise after the federal
government offered to
dialogue.
However, JNDLF said
government would have to
comply with its demand if it
wants sustained peace in the
region.
Among the group’s demands
is the immediate release of
Sambo Dasuki, former National
Security Adviser (NSA),
reversal of the order to freeze
the bank accounts of
Government Ekpemupolo,
better known as Tompolo,
establishment of Maritime
University in Okerenkoko, Delta
State, among others.
The group threatened “to go
after” Niger Delta governors,
who are its representatives “if
they betray the region”.
“We shall continue to engage
in dialogue if our demands are
met. Our representatives for
the dialogue, especially the
governors and others will not
betray our demands with the
federal government. Any
betrayal on their own part shall
be viewed as betrayal of the
entire region and we shall go
after them immediately as they
know our mode of operation in
which they will not escape
from us,” JNDLF said in a
statement.
The group boasted, “There is
no gainsaying that we made
our earlier promise to launch
six missiles simultaneously
against some targeted areas.
But this was waved aside as a
result of appeals made to us
through email by the federal
government and some
international nations to open
talks with Buhari.
“We saw some genuine
aspiration on the part of
Buhari, who made several
contacts to us to see reason
with them over the issue of
under-development of the
region. And since he (Buhari)
had set the ball rolling for a
clear negotiation with us, there
is no problem without solution.
We have therefore declared
ceasefire in order to negotiate
with the government if it is a
true reflection of what they
have in mind to develop the
Niger Delta region.”
The group said it was more
interested in negotiating with
the government on the basis
of developing the Niger Delta
rather than giving out
monetary compensation.
It also demanded the
implementation of the report of
the 2014 national conference,
and the removal of Paul Boroh,
coordinator of the presidential
amnesty programme.
“We are not ready to negotiate
with the federal government
for the sake of monetary
benefit to us but how
genuinely the government will
develop the region is at the
centre of our discussion and
anything less than that we will
continue our struggle without
further warning to the federal
government,” the statement
read.
“We demand the immediate
implementation of the report of
the 2014 national conference
report, failure of which Nigeria
will forcefully break-up. Oil-
polluted lands in the Niger
Delta must be cleaned up,
while compensation should be
paid to all oil-producing
communities, e.g. Chevron fire
outbreak of gas explosion in
Koluama, Bayelsa State and
Bonga Oil Spill in 2011. We
also demand the immediate
release of the former National
Security Adviser (NSA), Col.
Sambo Dasuki (rtd) and
Nnamdi Kanu.
“We also want the removal of
Brigadier General Paul Boroh
(rtd.) as Amnesty Coordinator.
He does not understand the
programmes and policies of
the Amnesty and does not
know us to the grassroots.”
Not only that they asked the
government to “Hence he
should be replaced with Dr.
Felix Tuodolo who has been in
the struggle of non-violence
since 1980 and he was the
designer of the amnesty
programme.
“We carried out all these
attacks on oil and gas
pipelines in the region because
of the statement made by
President Buhari that he will
develop those areas that gave
him 95% votes during his
presidential election last year.
We, the Niger Delta people
only gave him 5% hence we
vowed that our oil money will
not be used for the
development of any other
region.”
Despite the declaration of the
JNDLF, the Niger Delta
Avengers, the group which has
led the attacks on oil
installations since the
resurgence of militancy, blew
up pipelines in Bayelsa state
on Friday.
http://thenationonlineng.net/free-dasuki-defreeze-tompolos-bank-accounts-militants-tell-goverment/

ok. But OP abeg reformat your post. thanks.

Why making release of Col. Dasuki Sambo (rtd) part of their demands,what's his place in Niger Delta?

ercel:
Why making release of Col. Dasuki Sambo (rtd) part of their demands,what's his place in Niger Delta?

That is why the dull youths should know that nobody is fighting game for their interest.

They are simply fighting for their pay masters.

FATHER MBAKA IS IGBO BY TRIBE. YET HE HATE BIAFRAU*D