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 movement will be the start of the
disintegration of Nigeria, and warning of disastrous consequences to
befall the federal government and all of its officials since 1999.
The
statement, dated 23 January, was signed by “Comrade Azizi,” but
SaharaReporters has been unable to determine its veracity. “Nigerians as
a whole will feel our presence when we finally decide to carry out our
targets which will not be restricted to the Niger Delta Region alone,”
it warned, stating 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: “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 the following 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 Ode
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 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 he
stole which was meant for the Niger Delta Development Councils” and in
various public offices since 1991.
“To our Natural Resources,
there will soon be a massive earthquake that will be triggered by our
nuclear war head, this earthquake will destroy the entire oil wells, oil
pipelines especially to 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 installation will
know it’s a different ball game,” the statement warned. It also warned
South African companies operating in Nigeria, “LEAVE NIGERIA totally,
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.”
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