Mujahid Dokubo-asari: Freed!

if asari dies today, niger delta is doom!

Dokubo-Asari demands for N137m - Says no disarmament until the money is paid
Soji Ajibola, Yenagoa - 26.06.2007

LEADER of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Alhaji Mujaheed Dokubo-Asari, on Monday asked for the refund of N137 million being the amount he said he used to procure the arms he surrendered to the Rivers State government.

Addressing newsmen during his visit to Bayelsa State, Dokubo-Asari disclosed that Rivers State government still owed him N137 million, adding that the government should not talk about disarmament until the debt was settled.


Dokubo-Asari stated that the militant groups were ready to surrender various arms in their possession, but that the government must be ready to fulfil its own part of the bargain.


According to him, “we bought the arms, we did not pick it. If they are ready to pay, we are ready to surrender all the arms in our possession.”


On hostage-taking and other related crimes in the region, the leader of the NDPVF promised that these would be stopped, just as he warned both the government and affected oil companies against paying for the release of oil workers held hostage.

Blaming both the government and affected oil companies for encouraging the act which, according to him, was criminal, Dokubo-Asari said that since he was released on bail by the Federal High Court, Abuja, he had been consulting with various militant groups in the region and making them see reason why the act must be stopped.


“Hostage-taking is not part of our struggle. Ijaw people are not known for criminal acts as we hardly involve ourselves in criminal activities. In Ijaw land, prior to this period, both the strangers and indigenes co-habited peacefully, but now, the reverse is the case.


“Today, both local and foreign investors are running away from the region. I am going to meet with those that are aggrieved with our proposal; this evil called hostage-taking must stop. We must protect Bayelsa. This is the only state we can call our own,” he said.


He called on the leaders of the Ijaw nation to stand up for the liberation of the region.


On his view on the corruption allegation levelled against the erstwhile governor of the state, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, he said those who did more than him were walking unmolested and wondered why he was still being detained.


According to him, “Alamieyeseigha remains the only governor still being held captive while others are now freemen. What manner of selective justice is this? Alamieyeseigha’s ordeal is an Ijaw cause, an injury to one is an injury to all. Ijaw people are now carrying the burden and disgrace that Alamieyeseigha stole money. We allowed him to be disgraced. We will not allow the situation to repeat itself.”


He called on the people to rally round the present administration in the country, adding, “a majority of Ijaw people believe in Goodluck and as a result, we will rally round him to succeed.”


Receiving the leader of NDPVF, the governor of the state, Chief Timipre Sylva, thanked the Federal Government for its support, describing his release as a relief to the Ijaw people.

Hello All,

PDP,Odili and OBJ created a monster in Asari. They used him to rig elections and wanted to dump him and indeed eliminate him but he outsmarted them. That is the main reason for this problem. Another angle of this whole issue is selective justice. Fasehun&Adams were surreptiously released long time ago while asari and Uwazuruike languished in Jail. Obj thought that third term will work for him by keeping these people in jail.

Moreso,I am of the Opinion that if Odili is strutting about free in Abuja trying to return some of his loot without being in jail then Alamesigha should  also be given back his loot and asked to return some of it. what is good for the goose is good for the gander.

I do not think any of these militants would support corruption but once it becomes selective then there will always be problem. Even families do not survive selective justice.

It might also interest you to note that while ASARI was arrested,the security agents could not locate Ateke who was even more evil than Asari because he was working for the Govt.

The level of cultism during Odili's tenure was very high,i am not surprised OBJ tolerated him considering what happened in Anambra and Oyo.

Can you imagine that Ateke granted an interview that the Govt gave them guns and Army uniforms and that they were asked to return the guns but have not been requested to return the uniforms. PDP and OBJ kept quiet.

What happened in Rivers State was more than what happened in Plateau state,yet they declared state of emergency in Plateau and gave Odili a part on the back.

I want to Advise Umaru that he should concentrate on delivering roads and solving the Niger delta problem through concrete development and the UN,human rights groups and NGO's should be appointed to sit on the board of NDDC especially the contract award committee. I do not have any hope in the current leadership of NDDC. It is only by delivering dividends of democracy that PDP can rule us without force,otherwise they will continue to need militants and it may consume them like it nearly consumed Odili but for OBJ's intervention.

It is my humble opinion that the Govs of the Niger Delta should be stripped of the 13% henceforth and the fund should be presided over jointly by NGO,International Communities,Oil companies etc inorder to ensure transparency. Without transparency nothing will work.

In sum,we pray that we should never have a president like OBJ and a  Propaganda Governor like odili again in Jesus name.Amen.

I say propaganda because 80% of his so called achievements are only on newspaper. His supporters are saying we have 24hrs light while they continue to purchase diesel for their generators.

Odili would have been worse than OBJ as president.Thank God we have been saved from that scourge called Odili & OBJ forever.