We’ll launch missiles at Abuja, Lagos, Kaduna
- Niger Delta militants
A consolidated group of militants, Joint Niger
Delta Liberation Force (JNDLF), yesterday,
claimed that the six missiles it threatened to
commence their launching today would target
critical national buildings in three different
cities of the country.
It specifically said the targeted buildings and
infrastructures, which it referred to as
proceeds from Niger Delta oil, are located in
Lagos, Abuja and Kaduna.
The group also threatened to kill the founder
of the Niger Delta Ex-Agitators (NDE), Isreal
Akpodoro for linking former President
Goodluck Jonathan and Bayelsa State
Governor to the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).
Others the group said were in its searchlight
are Mr. Ayiri Emami, Professor Itsay Sagay
and a wanted former ex-militant leader,
Government Ekpomupolo aka Tompolo who
the group claimed now lives in Libya.
On the missile launch, the group said in an
electronic statement that after a final meeting
of its commanders, it decided that its missiles
should hit the State House, Abuja, Defence
Headquarters, Department of State Security
(DSS) and the Police Headquarters.
Others are the National Assembly, NNPC
towers, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),
Supreme Court/Appeal Court, Agip
Headquarters, Shell headquarters, Chevron,
Exxon Mobil, NLNG in Lagos and Abuja,
Kaduna refineries and all military formations
in Abuja, Lagos and Kaduna.
Persons who endorsed the statement for the
group identified themselves as ‘General’
Torunanaowei Latei (Creek Network
Coordinator); ‘General’ Agbakakuro Owei-
Tauro (Pipeline Bleeding Expert); ‘General’
Akotebe Darikoro (Commander, General
Duties) and ‘General’ Pulokiri Ebikade
(Intelligence Bureau).
The militant group said it resolved that as a
precaution, it would shut down the Nigerian
Communication Satellite Orbit before
launching the missiles to avoid electronic
radiation to human lives.
It said its motive is not to shed human blood
but to destroy all infrastructure built with oil
and gas proceeds, warning occupants of the
named buildings to vacate in their own
interests.
It said the planned action is to make the
Federal Government and oil companies suffer
the way the Niger Delta region had been
plagued by environmental degradation and
pollution.
The group said: “We shall fire these missiles
simultaneously at the night, as this will enable
every Nigerian to see the movement of the
missiles and equally to believe us of our
seriousness attached to the final breakup as
predicted by the United States of America
(USA).”
“We equally advise the Diplomatic Community
to be neutral on this issue as wrong comments
against us will be seen as saboteurs. Where
they are staying presently will not be affected
which is not part of our targeted areas of
destruction in the country.
“We shall embarrass the self acclaimed
Nigerian Air Force with their recent
deployment of fighter aircraft, helicopter
gunship and surveillance aircraft when at this
digital age, countries are talking about Missile
development, and they still condescend so low
of their present obsolete equipment.
“Note, we are going to destroy the ones they
have deployed to Escravos, Forcados in Delta
State; Bonga oil field, Agbami offshore and
Brass in Bayelsa; Bony in Rivers; Qua Iboe
Terminal in Akwa Ibom State, and Opuekeba in
Ondo State if they fails to remove them before
time.
“We are not in any community. The military
can’t locate Tompolo but we have identified
where he is now. Tompolo is in Libya and we’ll
get him dead or alive for betraying us in
supporting the Federal Government against
us.”