Tension in Niger Delta as militants threaten Tompolo over letter to Buhari
– New Niger Delta militant group threaten Tompolo over his open letter to President Buhari
– The group gave former Niger Delta war lord three-day ultimatum to apologise to militants
A new militant group known as the Niger Delta Avengers has warned former war lord Government Ekpemupolo, also known as Tompolo over his letter to President Muhammadu Buhari.
The group in a statement made available to Sahara Reporters warned Tompolo against giving fake promises to oil servicing contractors, continuing that his latest show of support to the President Buhari-led administration is provocative.
The statement reads in part: “With due respect Sir, we the Niger Delta Avengers respect you and all former agitators from the region. We admire your love for the region and all you have done. The Niger Delta Avengers made it clear that we are not part of the Presidential Amnesty program because the program is not genuine.
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“We the Niger Delta Avengers have only decided to pick the struggle up from where you and the former Niger Delta agitators left off; it is only the actors that are new. You are not one of us and you need not border yourself to try to convince anyone.
“As a result, if you can’t join us, PLEASE take your hands off our activities because it’s a slap on our face for you to give a nod for repair works to continue on the 48-inch pipeline at Forcados despite a stern warning by us for no one to go near the blast site.
“We hereby give you a three-day ultimatum to apologize to the Niger Delta Avengers in the same national dailies, as anything other than that will mean that we shall bring the war to your doorstep by blowing up all oil installations within your backyard, Gbaramatu Kingdom, since you have taken sides with the federal government to fight the Niger Delta people.”
The militants also advised Tompolo to keep quiet on the group’s activities.
Former Niger Delta war lord in a letter to the president disowned the group and gave the assurance to the government of safety on the proposed repair works on damaged gas pipelines in the region.
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He also alleged that the oil pipeline repair servicing companies involved in sabotage to secure surveillance and repair contracts from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company.
Tompolo asked the oil servicing company who awarded the contract to repair the damaged Forcados 48-inch pipeline to go about its job without fear.
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