A rebel group has threatened to kill Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari if he follows through on a planned trip to the oil-rich Niger Delta region. The Niger Delta Avengers warned in a statement Wednesday that they would kill Buhari or any of his representatives if the trip goes as scheduled after the Nigerian military reportedly killed some of their members.

The revolt in southern Nigeria has gained ground as the military has been busy fighting the Islamic extremist insurgency by Boko Haram in the northeast. Buhari is expected to visit the Delta Thursday, weeks after the Avengers blew up a major Chevron-operated offshore oil platform in the region. The attack partially halted oil production, forcing Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell to shut down at least two plants that produce more than 35,000 barrels per day.

"This is Niger Delta Avengers. ... The army will hear from us, you are all monsters but you must pay," said a statement the group released Wednesday. "Buhari do not step your foot in our land because we heard you want to visit Ogoni land. Before coming, you should sign your death warrant because we will kill you. If you don’t come and decide to send representatives, you should also sign their death warrant. Any Niger Delta elder working against our people should also sign their death warrant."

The Niger Delta Avengers are supporters and former rebels of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, which was known for attacking pipelines and facilities in Nigeria’s oil-rich southern swampland until a peace deal in 2009. Buhari reportedly upset the rebels after taking office a year ago by ending generous pipeline protection contracts.

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Ashe ko za su ci uban su gobe...

Let's see if Buhari will go.

its getting interesting by the day...Buhari has entered one chance, but his supporters will still snot see anything wrong with his style of leadership!

Any attempt for Mr President Buhari to absconded this visit will definitely boost the evils moral of these Monsters. We got enough sophisticated weapons and mechanical surveillance birds to monitoring his visit. The president is the Chief Commander's of Army forces, if he fails to be there on tomorrow I will not believe in APC PARTY again in my life. In fact Avengers are nothing but Tompolo ranting creeks dirty criminals boys. To evil Avengers, enough of these ranting!

I laugh in Chinese them no know say this man get mind, these guys get getting things wrong, I think you have gone way over your head if you are threatening the life of your president

Threatening to kill someone is actually different from killing someone. U r asking a retired General who has partaken in several coups and bloody wars including tfhe Biafran war to sign his death warrant maybe they don't know that signing of death warrants is mandatory within the spheres of the Nigerian military, and they think that kind of threat would be enough to scare that man There threat is synonymous to threatening a Hausa/Fulani man to take Fura da nunu if he's man enough.. ... Talk is cheap!


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