Okah’s conviction: We’ll break Nigeria

Posted by admin Latest Politics, Niger Delta Saturday, January 26th, 2013

MEND, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, has responded to the conviction in South Africa of Henry Okah, its former leader, declaring that the move will be the beginning of the disintegration of Nigeria, and warning of disastrous consequences to befall the federal government and all of its officials since 1999.

The statement sourced from an online medium, Sahara Reporters, dated 23 January, was signed by “Comrade Azizi.” However, the news agency has not been able to determine its veracity. The statement reads: “Nigerians as a whole will feel our presence when we finally decide to carry out our attacks which will not be restricted to the Niger Delta Region alone.”

It warned that as a group, MEND has become more sophisticated than the level of mere IED or car bombs, and reached “capabilities which will take the Nigerian Military another 10 years to catch.” The statement declared further: “We are not on the same program with regional agitators in the north or elsewhere, we will not hide our faces, soon and very soon, Nigerians will get to see the structures (diaspora and home) as well as our new states, regional commanders and new national leader. Arresting and killing Henry Okah will change nothing.”

It also offered more chilling warning: “To the Nigerian Government, you have seen NOTHING, the disintegration of Nigeria will start through us and by us. We are well equipped for this task. We have details of all the family members of the government (1999-2013) and our Diaspora Command will take care of that aspect, we will get to them, we will skin them and post their remains to your door steps as compensation to the Odi people, except our resources are handed over to us without conditions.”

MEND warned federal government officials to stay away from the Niger Delta, with particular attention to one current official. The statement further reads “The Minister of the Niger Delta Ministry, Mr. Orubebe Peter Godsday is hereby banished from Delta State and the region at large pending when he returns the money meant for the Niger Delta Development Councils…” .

“To our natural resources, there will soon be a massive earthquake that will be trigged by our nuclear war head, this earthquake will destroy the entire oil wells, oil pipelines especially at Kaduna refinery, oil installations, oil rigs and what have you. When it happens, which we know will be very soon, the government and those owners of these oil wells and installations will know it’s a different ball game,” the statement warned. It also warned South African companies operating in the country to leave.

“There will be massive and aggressive campaign on all companies owned, operated and affiliated to the South African citizens or their government both in Nigeria, Western and Southern Africa respectively.” Reacting to this fresh threat, Daniel Alabrah, spokesperson to Special Adviser to the President on Amnesty, Hon. Kingsley Kuku said “MEND did not accept amnesty and the Amnesty Office has no record of the group.

Therefore, their threat is a security issue which only the security agencies can get involved in. This does not fall within purview. The security agencies will do their duties as they have always done to ensure that there is peace in the region and in Nigeria as a whole.”

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