A new militant group has vowed to launch six missiles in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta region on 7 June. The Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF) also warned it would bring down any helicopter deployed in the South South area.

"There should be NO form of helicopter to fly around in the region as we will not guarantee the safety of such object. We may also decide within the week to shut down the Nigerian satellite orbit, so that there will be no communication in the country if needs arise," the group, which claimed affiliation with the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) militants, said in the statement sent to IBTimes UK .

JNDLF, which said it is based in Bayelsa state, also urged the army to leave the Ijaw communities or face dire consequences. "Our struggle is not for any human blood, but we have been pushed to the wall for justice because our patience is running out on daily basis as Nigerian uniform men killing our innocent people continuously," continued the statement.

"All oil and gas operations should shut down immediately as our missiles testing will affect their equipment. We promised Nigerians and the entire world that we are going to surprise them."

The warning came just a few days after IBTimes UK exclusively revealed that a man suspected of belonging to the NDA warned the life of President Muhammadu Buhari was in danger if he visited the Niger Delta. Buhari had been scheduled to travel to Ogoniland to meet regional leaders to discuss ways to tackle renewed violence in the region and to launch a clean-up operation in areas polluted by years of oil spills. Buhari, however, cancelled the visit.

Every threat must be taken seriously
NDA and JNDLF are the latest militant organisations to wage war against Nigeria due to perceived marginalisation in the Niger Delta.

Attacks blamed on NDA partially halted oil production and forced Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell to close two plants, with the group vowing to bring the country's oil production "to zero".

Brigadier General Rabe Abubakar, Nigeria's director of defence information, told IBTimes UK the government considered these groups as criminals. "They are not a threat, they are just criminals and we are treating them as criminals. We are not being intimidated, we remain focussed to ensure security in the country and that Nigeria remains one. Nobody is above the interest of the country," he said.

Counter-terrorism expert David Otto, however, believes the groups' threats should not be overlooked, even if it could just be propaganda. "If JNDLF have truly acquired such high quality missile capability, it poses a greater security risks in the region and international airlines using that airspace. Every threat expressed by a particular group must be treated with the weight it carries without negative speculation or word for word comparison," he told IBtimes UK.

"New groups like the JNDLF are often keen to prove a point to draw global media attention to their perceived grievances and cause. JNDLF could be employing classic propaganda tactics used by emerging non-state groups only to attract media attention and give analysts something to ponder on for the week," Otto, who is the CEO of UK-based global security provider TGS Intelligence Consultants, continued.

He added that the government should address underlying causes that lead to the creation of militant groups in the restive southeast; Injustice, deprivation, corruption, porous borders. "These elements are still largely unresolved and untouched despite efforts by the current Buhari administration," he continued.

Niger Delta Avengers are the latest militant group to wage war against the Nigerian government, having accused the ruling party of marginalising people in the oil-rich Niger Delta

Abeg who direct this new movie

Which kind missile abeg
Knockout

Today na Tuesday now
I think say na today dem go release this movie

seunny4lif:

Abeg who direct this new movie

Which kind missile abeg
Knockout

did u believe they can bomb pipeline?

My question is, all these crises Buhari started by referring to Nigerians as 5% and 95%, what has it gained for him or benefited Nigeria?

Did u say FLEE? MISSILE? Abeg siddon jare.

The threat shld not be taken lightly o!,anything can happen o



#justsaying

They also want to take down Nigeria satellites this thing is becoming a very funny joke

Hmmmm, Di's Niger Delta avengers issue is becoming something else, d govt needs to tackle it fast b4 it gets out of hand.

No be only missile na measles,abeg make una stop they give una self useless hope,do u guys think launching missile is like ied or dynamite or na rocket laucher,if I no missile tomorrow ipad yoot una own finish for my hand

Do i blame Buhari for escaping to.london? if na me,i will do the same

cjrane:
My question is, all these crises Buhari started by referring to Nigerians as 5% and 95%, what has it gained for him or benefited Nigeria?

So all of this display is just because Buhari said 5%? What cry babies! Their feelings must have been really hurt by that statement.

ifeanyija:
did u believe they can bomb pipeline?

Gullibos keep wishing ND Avengers could do what they wish they (gullibos) could do without losing another 3million gullibo lives.

cjrane:
My question is, all these crises Buhari started by referring to Nigerians as 5% and 95%, what has it gained for him or benefited Nigeria?

Are you not 5%? Weren't you gullibos happy when the clueless buffon used the word rascal?
You're 5%, get over it. It didn't begin with that, this has been going on for a while. You SE cowards should stop hiding behind a minority group.

babadee1:


So all of this display is just because Buhari said 5%? What cry babies! Their feelings must have been really hurt by that statement.

No mind them wailing coward zombies. See as den keep hiding behind ND Militants to wail.

ridwanayo:
No be only missile na measles,abeg make una stop they give una self useless hope,do u guys think launching missile is like ied or dynamite or na rocket laucher,if I no missile tomorrow ipad yoot una own finish for my hand

How difficult is it to lunch one if you can smuggle it into the country You sound like it's rocket science. With the right military graded missiles and longitude and latitude coordinates and a team of experts to lunch it it's very possible you have a successful mission in a country like Nigeria. I wonder if you think a missile is as large as a football field and can be spotted from a chopper.

grossintel:
[b]How difficult is it to lunch one if you can smuggle it into the country [/b]You sound like it's rocket science. With the right military graded missiles and longitude and latitude coordinates and a team of experts to lunch it it's very possible you have a successful mission in a country like Nigeria. I wonder if you think a missile is as large as a football field and can be spotted from a chopper.

Because you helped them smuggle a missile into the country? Why do you lunatics type like una never leave una village? Why wait for them to launch it? Go and do it yourself na. Fangoyo street hawkers plenty for this NL sha.

YorubaHighness:


Are you not 5%? Weren't you gullibos happy when the clueless buffon used the word rascal?
You're 5%, get over it. It didn't begin with that, this has been going on for a while. You SE cowards should stop hiding behind a minority group.

This mindset is what brought us to where we are today, I hope your defense team is not only on nairaland and is ready to carry arms as well when a full blown war begins in the country. You yorubas should be careful what you wish for.

YorubaHighness:


Because you helped them smuggle a missile into the country? Why do you lunatics type like una never leave una village? Why wait for them to launch it? Go and do it yourself na. Fangoyo street hawkers plenty for this NL sha.

you've not answered my question..

grossintel:
you've not answered my question..

No one is going to answer that kind of question here. It's better you go and converse with your gullible partners on radio Biafra about how you smuggled missiles into Nigeria.

YorubaHighness:


No one is going to answer that kind of question here. It's better you go and converse with your gullible partners on radio Biafra about how you smuggled missiles into Nigeria.

Then put your mouth back in your pocket where it came from.

grossintel:
Then put your mouth back in your pocket where it came from.

Remove your head from your asshole and try to think straight. So ND Avengers go smuggle missiles into Nigeria and you're giddy about it? This is how book haram started. Una continue.

Today is the day, I hope the missile no go disappoint otherwise thunder go fire this militants for wasting everybodys' time
#noflyday

Bro na missile
Or they mean rockets
To bomb pipeline is not hard bro
But we are talking about missile here

ifeanyija:
did u believe they can bomb pipeline?

grossintel:
How difficult is it to lunch one if you can smuggle it into the country You sound like it's rocket science. With the right military graded missiles and longitude and latitude coordinates and a team of experts to lunch it it's very possible you have a successful mission in a country like Nigeria. I wonder if you think a missile is as large as a football field and can be spotted from a chopper.

goodmorning av u now launch the missile,maybe u think launch ballistic missle is like other other explosive.which expert do those militant have,even isis don't threaten to lauch missile

Buhari is a coward

Coward !!!

He ran away after starting what he cannot finish

YorubaHighness:


Are you not 5%? Weren't you gullibos happy when the clueless buffon used the word rascal?
You're 5%, get over it. It didn't begin with that, this has been going on for a while. You SE cowards should stop hiding behind a minority group.

have you received your salary ? Hell no the 5% decides what your get in that useless enclave of yours

seunny4lif:

Abeg who direct this new movie

Which kind missile abeg
Knockout

Guy this is serious!, even PMB ran to london under the pretext of fining his ear, if his ears are malfunctioning, how did he hear the threat message?

Think about it.

kaeforum:


Guy this is serious!, even PMB ran to london under the pretext of fining his ear, if his ears are malfunctioning, how did he hear the threat message?

Think about it.

Lol

ridwanayo:
goodmorning av u now launch the missile,maybe u think launch ballistic missle is like other other explosive.which expert do those militant have,even isis don't threaten to lauch missile

I bet you know what a gorilla war is, the federal government has no intelligence on this militants. Unlike isis and Boko haram that fight the military face to face. The right response from Nigeria is deploy intelligent gathering units on them and grip as much information possible before screeming propaganda. If you think lunching a missile in 2016 is rocket science then ask USA why she a large restricted airspace in the white house, counter surface to air ballistic missile defense system yet every phone call is monitored for terror mentioned words, and cctv everywhere monitoring any single movement. These guys understand the positivity of a successful terrorist mission on their soil so they go after any terror threat hoax or not. Nigeria is far behind on intelligence gathering and it will take years to achieve anything meaningful before we are set to go, here you are asking me if I think it's easy? Yes if it's already in the country and experts are already on site. What defense system does the military have to counter missiles? You should pray it's just a hoax not screening the possibility cause you and I know nothing about them.

grossintel:
I bet you know what a gorilla war is, the federal government has no intelligence on this militants. Unlike isis and Boko haram that fight the military face to face. The right response from Nigeria is deploy intelligent gathering units on them and grip as much information possible before screeming propaganda. If you think lunching a missile in 2016 is rocket science then ask USA why she a large restricted airspace in the white house, counter surface to air ballistic missile defense system yet every phone call is monitored for terror mentioned words, and cctv everywhere monitoring any single movement. These guys understand the positivity of a successful terrorist mission on their soil so they go after any terror threat hoax or not. Nigeria is far behind on intelligence gathering and it will take years to achieve anything meaningful before we are set to go, here you are asking me if I think it's easy? Yes if it's already in the country and experts are already on site. What defense system does the military have to counter missiles? You should pray it's just a hoax not screening the possibility cause you and I know nothing about them.

but even if they have ecpert nd launch missile,don't u think they are calling for destruction of innocent civillian in there region,don't u think the lawless nigeria army would kill maim attack innocent civilian over there,they should better thread with caution cause I don't want innocent soul to suffer in s.south