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There is a false notion been peddled by Nigerians that militancy in the oil rich Delta is a drive by all Niger Deltans to address its lack of attention by the federal government. It is a lie from the pit of hell. The Ijaws make up about 97% of militants because they tend to be more violent and lazy. You hardly see an Ijaw man in the Niger Delta with a proper education and a career.

They usually use the cover of Niger Delta to promote their violence. They are never fighting for the region but their pocket. Take for instance the amnesty program, more than 97% of the beneficiaries are Ijaws. Their agitations is for their personal gains. They hardly integrate with other tribes in the region.

An Ijaw man sees an Urhobo, Itsekiri and other tribes men as potential enemies. They are very much scared to integrate because of their criminal nature.

They celebrate crimes and hardly see anything wrong in sea piracy or oil bunkering. There was this event I witness in my area some time back. It was reported in the news that some sea pirates were shot dead by the Nigeria joint forces and news filtered in that two Ijaws in the neighborhood were part of the pirates and they were probably shot dead (though only one died).

I was amazed by the cheer number of Ijaw youths and leaders who gathered around the family. They were more than 500 men and women all assembled daily in the house of the pirates for more than 3days. Few days later, the member of the pirate phoned in that he was able to escape and he is currently in hiding. There was so much jubilation by these Ijaws and they were just pouring white powder on their heads celebrating in broad day light a pirate that escaped from being killed or captured.

Crime and wars are a major part of the Ijaw tradition. Their biggest deity 'Igbeso' is a god of war. There is a need for re-orientation of the Ijaws, they need to start going to school and also shun violence.

Again Ijaws are just a small part of the Niger Delta and not the entire Niger Delta. Niger Delta Militants should be called Ijaw militants to avoid roping in other peace loving people of the Niger Delta.

Okay, good talk.

Well said..you nailed it

True to some extent

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Saying Ijaw is a small part of Niger Delta says everything about your post...why can't you people leave us alone ehn

What is this one even saying?

The hate and phobia is real.

We aren't cowards.

Niger Delta isn't all about Ijaws. There are other equally significant and great tribes within the region.

We are brave people. We don't laugh with our enemies; we face them headlong.

Our courage is the reason we're hated.

Nobody has the information on the structure of the NDA folks. We are more aggressive because we are the most hit by the economic and environmental degradation that accompanies oil exploration and production.

True. Ijaw militants are definitely hiding under the ND name to perpetuate evil. For the Ijaw,ND is theirs. The dominance they crave will materialize in their re****ic

The OP said 97 ％ of amnesty beneficiaries were Ijaws . When the Ijaws were fighting this fake country, how many percentage of other ethnic groups joined them？Do you expect to reap where you did not sow？ Without the agitation, would Goodluck Jonathan have become VP and later President？

I don’t know about NDA’s composition but who even told you they are only made up of Ijaws or are you one of them？

You guys think your media propaganda will end the agitation. Except this failed country is restructured, more deadly groups will spring up and would be worst than these in the future

id911:
The OP said 97 ％ of amnesty beneficiaries were Ijaws . When the Ijaws were fighting this fake country, how many percentage of other ethnic groups joined them？Do you expect to reap where you did not sow？ Without the agitation, would Goodluck Jonathan have become VP and later President？

I don’t know about NDA’s composition but who even told you they are only made up of Ijaws or are you one of them？

You guys think your media propaganda will end the agitation. Except this failed country is restructured, more deadly groups will spring up and would be worst than these in the future

Leave the foolish OP alone.

Like you rightly pointed out, my people have paid the higher price for confronting the FG in their bid to have the FG more responsible to the ND people.

If the Ijaws have kept mute and played the 'good guy ', I'm sure there won't have been anything like 13%, ND ministry ( though it's wrongly situated at Abuja instead of the ND region ), and other benefits.

God bless you.

designking:
There is a false notion been peddled by Nigerians that militancy in the oil rich Delta is a drive by all Niger Deltans to address its lack of attention by the federal government. It is a lie from the pit of hell. The Ijaws make up about 97% of militants because they tend to be more violent and lazy. You hardly see an Ijaw man in the Niger Delta with a proper education and a career.

They usually use the cover of Niger Delta to promote their violence. They are never fighting for the region but their pocket. Take for instance the amnesty program, more than 97% of the beneficiaries are Ijaws. Their agitations is for their personal gains. They hardly integrate with other tribes in the region.

An Ijaw man sees an Urhobo, Itsekiri and other tribes men as potential enemies. They are very much scared to integrate because of their criminal nature.

They celebrate crimes and hardly see anything wrong in sea piracy or oil bunkering. There was this event I witness in my area some time back. It was reported in the news that some sea pirates were shot dead by the Nigeria joint forces and news filtered in that two Ijaws in the neighborhood were part of the pirates and they were probably shot dead (though only one died).

I was amazed by the cheer number of Ijaw youths and leaders who gathered around the family. They were more than 500 men and women all assembled daily in the house of the pirates for more than 3days. Few days later, the member of the pirate phoned in that he was able to escape and he is currently in hiding. There was so much jubilation by these Ijaws and they were just pouring white powder on their heads celebrating in broad day light a pirate that escaped from being killed or captured.

Crime and wars are a major part of the Ijaw tradition. Their biggest deity 'Igbeso' is a god of war. There is a need for re-orientation of the Ijaws, they need to start going to school and also shun violence.

Again Ijaws are just a small part of the Niger Delta and not the entire Niger Delta. Niger Delta Militants should be called Ijaw militants to avoid roping in other peace loving people of the Niger Delta.

YORUBA

The "one Nigeria" parasites don come again with divide and rule, but it won't work

If the op and whatever parasitic region or tribe he represents were not LAZY why depend so much on the resources of the IJAWS? How much do you know the Ijaws to say that their agitation for a better living standard enhanced by the resources taken from their land to better other places, is out of place? That other tribes within the Niger Delta do not complain means there is no reason for the Ijaws to complain! Wonders! It seems like you reason with your stomach! Shame.

Yes, the Ijaws got amnesty, even the Itsekiri's and Urhobos rejected the amnesty deals when they were invited to submit names because they faulted it on many grounds. The amnesty and other deals struck by the FG with the Ijaws are all scam and the result shows that; what has the amnesty achieved in the region? Bayelsa is still the least developed in the region even though a president came from there.

Have you taken your time to check most Ijaw settlements in the region. They are the most backyard in the region. The ND needs a more holistic approach to solving its problem not all these bombings that ultimate degrade and pollute our own environment. We are no longer attracting FDA into the region because of these Ijaw militants who are only good at sabotaging multi-billion naira foreign and local investment.

I DISAGREE WITH THE OP .MY REASON FOR THAT IS BECAUSE U CANT SUBSTANTIATE UR CLAIM. OTHER MILITANTS OF LIKE MINDS AND IDEOLOGY FROM ANY TRIBE OF THAT REGION MAY BE STAUNCH MEMBERS OF NDA.DON'T ATTACH SENTIMENT WHEN PRESENTING STATEMENTS OF FACT

dearpreye:
Leave the foolish OP alone.

Like you rightly pointed out, my people have paid the higher price for confronting the FG in their bid to have the FG more responsible to the ND people.

If the Ijaws have kept mute and played the 'good guy ', I'm sure there won't have been anything like 13%, ND ministry ( though it's wrongly situated at Abuja instead of the ND region ), and other benefits.

God bless you.

IF there is agitation against the Fed govt, they would use the media to paint us black or tries to bring confusion in our mist. Some of us that have been keeping quiet, i think we are having a rethink

A little bit true sha but not really

dearpreye:
The hate and phobia is real.

We aren't cowards.

Niger Delta isn't all about Ijaws. There are other equally significant and great tribes within the region.

We are brave people. We don't laugh with our enemies; we face them headlong.

Our courage is the reason we're hated.

Nobody has the information on the structure of the NDA folks. We are more aggressive because we are the most hit by the economic and environmental degradation that accompanies oil exploration and production.

Celebrating violence doesnt help the niger delta cause. When u blow up pipeline, kidnap people and murder them, u are only punishing urselves. Nigerdelta will soon be like somalia dead zone with zero economic activity, mass ppoverty, illiteracy and hunger. If u think violence shows strength, u are greatly mistaken. The world is moving away from oil. You are just sitting on a time bomb

blackpanda:
Celebrating violence doesnt help the niger delta cause. When u blow up pipeline, kidnap people and murder them, u are only punishing urselves. Nigerdelta will soon be like somalia dead zone with zero economic activity, mass ppoverty, illiteracy and hunger. If u think violence shows strength, u are greatly mistaken. The world is moving away from oil. You are just sitting on a time bomb

I am Urhobo and live in Delta State, it is shocking the entire region has been labelled volatile because of these Ijaw militants. The region is not gaining anything from these bombing and violence. There is too much arms in the hands of civilians. The violence is so real that most leaders find it difficult to speak against these acts for fear of been killed.

id911:
Dearpreye my brother, i know you are Ijaw and i’m from Akwa Ibom. I don’t really know what Yoruba problems are because I know the OP is Yoruba. Majority of those working in the Oil and Gas industry are Hausa/Fulani and Yoruba.

Yet if there is agitation against the Fed govt, the Yoruba would use the media to paint us black or tries to bring confusion in our mist. Some of us that have been keeping quiet, i think we are having a rethink

don't mind the guy. Plz ask him how Ayiri Emami made his wealth? I stand with the ijaws

designking:
I am [s]Urhobo and live in Delta State, it is shocking the entire region has been labelled volatile because of these Ijaw militants. The region is not gaining anything from these bombing and violence. There is too much arms in the hands of civilians. The violence is so real that most leaders find it difficult to speak against these acts for fear of been killed.
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Nonsense. Urhobo is also into militancy and there is poverty there like everywhere else in the ND. Stop talking trash with your bigoted soul

designking:
I am Urhobo and live in Delta State, it is shocking the entire region has been labelled volatile because of these Ijaw militants. The region is not gaining anything from these bombing and violence. There is too much arms in the hands of civilians. The violence is so real that most leaders find it difficult to speak against these acts for fear of been killed.

YORUBAS LIKE NIGERDELTA OIL TO THE POINT OF CLAIMING URHOBO

BlackSeptember:
Nonsense. Urhobo is also into militancy and there is poverty there like everywhere else in the ND. Stop talking trash with your bigoted soul

The OP is not Urhobo.This is exactly what they want, to create confusion and ethnic disharmony among the various ethnic groups in the Niger Delta. They have been trying using the same tactics with Igbos and Niger Delta but it seems not working so they now shifted to us in the Niger Delta.

They are short-sighted, they won‘t understand what is in the offing

[size=18pt]Hehehehehe...... lol...
Yoruba confusionist with their divide and conquer.

NDA are asking you to stop oil exploration in Ijaw land PERIOD!

Besides,No YORUBA OR FULANI should speak for NIGER DELTANS.

MAJORITY of oil wells both onshore and off shore are in Ijaw areas, so Ijaw bears the worst brunt of oil exploration. [/size]

Op you nailed it. Violence is embedded in the average Ijaw man,though they dislike injustice.

Agimor:
Op you nailed it. Violence is embedded in the average Ijaw man,though they dislike injustice.

People can argue as much as they like. They can even label me Yoruba, but the truth remains that the Ijaws need to change their image in the region.

NDA isn't just made up of only Ijaws, because from what they told us, about 5 of their regional commanders within the SE/SS comprise both Ijaw, Itshekiri, Isoko, Ibibio and Igbo. However, the bulk of armed militants in the Niger Delta are mostly Ijaws.