The leading
militant group operating in the oil rich region of southern Nigeria, the
Niger Delta Avengers, has denounced an “APC thug” whom the group
alleges is parading himself as a representative of the militants in a
meeting with the federal government.
In a statement on its website on Friday,
June 17, 2016, the Avengers’ spokesman Brigadier General Mudoch
Agbinibo named one Mr. Ariyi Emami as the leader of the gang of
“political thugs and agents of the APC” who are working to “undermine
the Niger Delta struggle”.
In the statement, the Niger Delta
Avengers revealed that this same person has been pushing to be awarding
pipeline protection contracts in the Niger Delta by the All Progressives
Congress, APC, government. The group also said that he has held
meetings in the Edo State Government House in Benin City.
Chief Ayiri Emami, the “Warri Billionaire”. |Maestro Media
The Avengers also revealed that this
same Mr. Emami was presenting himself as a representative of the Niger
Delta Avengers in a meeting with Nigeria’s minister of state for
petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu in the Delta State Government House in
Asaba.
Earlier Friday, the Delta Avengers had refuted reports by a citizen reporter website
that it was dialoguing with Dr. Kachikwu at the Delta State capital. It
called the people in the meeting with the minister imposters.
Mr. Ariyi Emami is known as a “Warri billionaire” on society pages.
“We are watching with keen interest the unwholesome activities of the
political thugs and agents of APC to undermine the Niger Delta struggle
in the likes of Mr. Ayiri and gangs,” the statement, titled, Niger Delta Struggle Not For Political Thugs, said.
“Few days ago, he and his group was
parading, regrouping, rebranding and re-arming defunct Ex-MEND and
settled Militants leaders discussing pipelines, oil and gas facilities
contract in Edo State Government house.
“Today he and his co-travelers are in
delta state Government house, the Itsekiri Militants leader with
community leaders and unfortunately branding them as representatives of
Niger Delta Avengers for self-gain and political survivals.
“We condemn its entirety the continuous
linking of the Niger Delta Avengers to any meeting in Delta State
Government in Asaba with Minister of State for Petroleum Resources.
“We have never mincing words in telling
the whole listening world that the Niger Delta Avengers will not be part
any dialogue deal that will not bring about ‘the peace of our time; but
we want a peace with honour’ as such we could not be a party to any
meeting with the likes of Ayiri Emami and his co- travelers that that
are ready to kill and trade for the interest of pipeline, oil and gas
facilities contract from the Government to bloat their pockets and urge
fantasies,” Mudoch Agbinibo concluded.
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