To shut down Nigeria’s satellite system
Warns military to quit region in 48 hours
A new group, the Joint
Niger Delta Liberation Force, on Thursday vowed to launch six missiles,
shut down Nigeria’s satellite system and enforce a ‘no flight’ operation
within the country’s airspace from Tuesday next week.
The group, which said it was
working closely with the deadly Niger Delta Avengers, which has claimed
responsibility for the destruction of oil and gas facilities in the
region, also gave the Nigerian military 48 hours to quit the region or
face extermination.
The JNDLF made the threats in
a statement sent to journalists in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, on Thursday,
signed by ‘General’ Akotebe Darikoro, Commander, General Duties;
‘General’ Torunnanaowei Latei, Creeks Network Coordinator; ‘General’
Agbakakuro Owei-Tauro, Pipelines Bleeding Expert; and ‘General’ Pulokiri
Ebiladei of its Intelligence Bureau.
THISDAY could neither
independently verify the source of the e-mail nor the authenticity of
the new group, but several other groups that later turned out deadly
have emerged in the same manner in the region in the last few years.
All the missiles it would deploy, the group said, were capable of bringing down any aircraft no matter how big or potent.
While accusing President
Muhammadu Buhari of deciding to break up the country by his actions, the
new group noted that its Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) which it
claimed is the highest organ of all the freedom fighting bodies, has
endorsed a 15-point agenda.
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