BEVERLY HILLS, June 01, (THEWILL) – Niger Delta militants have declared their support for pro-Biafra agitators and have given the Federal Government till Friday, June 3, 2016 to release the corpses of 10 pro-Biafra agitators.
This was declared by the leader of the Niger Delta Peoples Democratic Front, Precious Iyoyo, aka General Playboy; and his counterpart of the Concerned Militant Leaders, General Ben.
The ultimatum is in reaction to the clash, on Monday, between some supporters of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) and security agencies in Onitsha, Anambra State.
In a statement issued online, the Niger Delta militants explained that their decision to avenge the attack on the pro-Biafra protesters was reached after an emergency meeting organised by some leaders of various militant groups in the oil rich region.
They threatened to avenge “unprovoked” killing of Biafra supporters by security operatives and vowed to go after security operatives in an unprecedented manner both on the sea and on the land.
“If Federal Government fails to release them (corpses) by Friday, June 3, 2016, they will hear from us from Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta, Akwa Ibom, Cross River and Edo States,” the militants said.
“It is now war between the militants and security men. Since innocent and helpless citizens, especially from South-South and South East, have been marked for extinction, we will defend our people.”
Story by David Oputah
