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You may be right. Good thing they were not killed.
I rather oil is spilled than blood being shed.

Negro_Ntns:
Ehoi,

What a juvenile response! If that were to happen, how do you see your struggle evolving into a successful mission?

negro
The struggle is already successful. The federal government is already begging for talks.

The way I see it, MEND didn't face Yoruba. Its some Yoruba's that want to interpret it that way. If MEND want to face Yoruba, do you think that is the target they would bomb? besides, Lagos is a no mans land. If MEND want to blow up something that will affect the Yoruba, they would have done it in Ibadan, not Lagos.

If Yoruba retaliate, i believe that will be the beginning of the end of Nigeria because MEND will surely hit back and this time harder and more direct. remember that the militants have been stockpiling weapons and preparing for war for more than ten years. They already have weapons in their disposal that the Nigerian army would be proud of.

Negro
I reckon a lot of crimes have been committed with the Nigerian hat against the people of the Niger delta.
Lagos seem to harbour assets of the criminals (NNPC) that has destroyed the niger delta.

very Interesting. Lets see how far they will get .
All yorubas working in the Niger delta should start packing their bags.

Remii:
If I remember very well Benjamin Adekunle, Obasanjo and Alani Akinrinade in that order, were the Commanders of 3rd Marine Commando that liberated PortHarcourt in the Biafra war. Anyway that is irrelevant now, MEND should be sensible in their agitations and beware of hitting wrong target, if they loose relevant sympathy they would not win.

Remii
They have already won and they didn't need any sympathy from other regions.
Its other regions that need their sympathy so they can be given the opportunity to join MEND in negotiating their own freedom with the federal government. Other regions need to be restructured too but they are too timid to speak the language the government hears.

Remii:
If I remember very well Benjamin Adekunle, Obasanjo and Alani Akinrinade in that order, were the Commanders of 3rd Marine Commando that liberated PortHarcourt in the Biafra war. Anyway that is irrelevant now, MEND should be sensible in their agitations and beware of hitting wrong target, if they loose relevant sympathy they would not win.

Remii
They have already won and they didn't need any sympathy from other regions.
Its other regions that need their sympathy so they can be given the opportunity to join MEND in negotiating their own freedom with the federal government. Other regions need to be restructured too but they are too timid to speak the language the government hears.

mbulela:
i am really disappointed at how this thread has degenerated to an exchange of ethnic jingoism.
it is a shame that people are letting ethnic afilitions allow them condone criminality.
i am not a fan of letting out private info online, but if anyone should be a fan of the militants, i should be one.
like i stated in page 1 of this thread, this is plain CRIMINALITY.
there is no struggle or movement in this so called militancy.
this is a money making venture with no ideology involved.
until the govt has the balls to deal with this, the country is screwed.
the problem is that most of the people in govt are benefiting from this scenario.
this amnesty crap is just another propaganda for the those in govt to make money.
have you heard the billions voted for the amnesty and rehabilitation program?

chief mbulela
It seems to me you only side the criminals you want to see.
If MEND actions in Lagos is criminal, then Nigeria's actions in the Niger delta in the last 40 years is nothing short of criminality. Criminal Nigeria seems to only understand the language of criminality. Please lets leave two criminals to slug it out.

You say there is no struggle or movement in this so called militancy. Why be the judge and jury on a matter that is more of the Niger Delta business? According to them, they see a movement and a struggle. And I believe their opinion matters most.

Lastpage
I believe you have based your splendid writeup on one or two false assumptions.
The first is you wrongly assumed MEND and the niger delta want to secede. Wrong.
They just want to have their full rights as a nation within the context of nigeria.
The second assumption which springs from the first is that you think the niger delta needs the sympathy of other regions to achieve their aim and objectives. Wrong. They are already about to achieve their aim with or without this sympathy. The federal government has already indicated a willingness to meet their demands.

Bialegend:
Exactly the same way the Ijaws helped other nigerians to fight and subdue Biafrans durign the war and are now after several years, fighting and paying with their blood for the same cause they fought against several years ago.
By the way, if you are calling for Yorubas to get up and support MEND or any other group fighting for the right cause, you are just wasting your time. Hypocrites and chameleons are not known to support a just cause.

Lets move on from 1966. Most of MEND fighters weren't even born then.
Besides, its now niger delta struggle not just Ijaw.

Fhemmmy:
The FG are the one in power of the affair of the nation and irrespective of the tribe that the president or VP or Senators are from.
Mind you N_Delta are represented in the house and at parliament, so how come MENDs are yet to kidnap the senators representing them?
How come they are yet to bomb the homes of Yar"Clueless?
they need to stop being cowards and deal with the leaders and not the messengers

Fhemmy
I believe there is a saying that when you are pulling a rope from a bush and it gets stuck, you must go into the bush and find out what is holding it. Its very wise to address the root cause of any problem and the root cause of the niger delta problems starts in abuja and ends with the so called niger delta leaders which are indeed an extention of abuja. the root cause of all the niger delta problem lies in the Constitution. the land use act and other laws that were used to rob the people of their oil. So its a perfect strategy to focus on attacking Abuja and the economy.

Fhemmmy:
The FG are the one in power of the affair of the nation and irrespective of the tribe that the president or VP or Senators are from.
Mind you N_Delta are represented in the house and at parliament, so how come MENDs are yet to kidnap the senators representing them?
How come they are yet to bomb the homes of Yar"Clueless?
they need to stop being cowards and deal with the leaders and not the messengers

Fhemmy
I believe there is a saying that when you are pulling a rope from a bush and it gets stuck, you must go into the bush and find out what is holding it. Its very wise to address the root cause of any problem and the root cause of the niger delta problems starts in abuja and ends with the so called niger delta leaders which are indeed an extention of abuja. the root cause of all the niger delta problem lies in the constitution. the land use act and other laws that were used to rob the people of thier oil. So its a perfect strategy to focus on attacking abuja and the economy.

jassie:
MEND- Men Expanding Natural Disasters!

They should have done that bombing shit in Abuja if they really wanted to raise awareness. . . Fucking bastards! They get the highest allocation more than any other region and their Chiefs and Governors scam them openly but they do nothing about it. . . Instead they blame the Federal Govt for damaging their rivers. . . As if they could have been more developed through their petty fishing.

One thing I know for sure is they are all fighting for their pockets, cheap criminals. The Lagos state that houses destitutes and poor people was attacked, this shows they have 0% knowledge. May the FG keep dealing with dem and KILL DEM MAMA! Useless people.

jassie
Whether they are criminals or not, the bottom line is that they are getting their aims and objectives done. They have been able to get the attention of Abuja and their demands are about to be met. This is something no other group in the history of nigeria have never been able to achieve.

edwardd:
I don dey talk but some stupid crazy people think say wetin Fashola go do. OPC boys are now having meetings every corner of Lasgos state heavily now, if dem born does fucking MEND well make them come attack again that time you na go witness mini civil war just like the northern people warn them.

edward
Instead of trying to attack MEND, they should instead channel that effort into fighting for their own freedom if they don't want to fight with MEND. Besides, I don't have any doubt about the ability of OPC, but if it comes to face to face battle tomorrow, they should not even try MEND simply because MEND have been preparing for a battle in the last ten years while OPC have not started. The MEND guys seems to have given up on life and now they want to die for their children and grand children instead of dying for nothing. No wonder they called it hurricane Moses. They feel this is the last fight, the last push before freedom. They have been training for this in the last ten years. Anyone who can take a boat from the delta all the way to lagos to bomb a facility guarded my the navy is really ready to die.

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please guys. i am new. How do i quote a post?

Some of you are just making mouth as usual and risk being labelled with the stereotype some people would like to associate with the yoruba ethnic group. Close your mouth for a minute and think. The aim of MEND attack have been achieved and that was to start making the people talk and ask questions about the nigerian question. Before we all felt the war in the delta is far from us hence it does not concern us. But now, the talk all over lagos and inside the buses is all about MEND demands.

MEND are trying to raise the consciousness of a people who have been so brutalized into submission by decades of military rule and corrupt politicians. These people don't even know they are in slavery anymore. Fela called it suffering and smiling. MEND is fighting for every common man in the country. My biggest fear is that the yoruba especially will remain lukewarm hence missing their chance. The way things are going, only the niger delta will be restructured. Only the niger delta will enjoy true federalism. this is the time for the yoruba Nation and every common man to join be vocally. This is the time to start organising rallies in lagos and other major cities to voice support for MEND. Is it not true federalism the yoruba leaders have been fighting for? If the yorubas miss this chance to get what they want with the niger delta, they will have to raise up many years from now and fight for it on their own, paying with their own blood because freedom don't come free. MEND have the federal government in the balls and the federal government is ready to restructure the niger delta alone.