Screenshots: Niger Delta Avengers Blowup Another Pipeline - All Naija Hints

    In a bid to pressure the Federal Government into quickening the answer to the conditions they tendered,The Niger Delta Avengers had bomb another pipeline belonging to the Agip and Shell oil companies, the Nembe 1,2 and 3 Brass to Bonny Truck Line.
   The vandalism took place at about 12:15 am on Saturday,while nearby residents were still asleep.They claimed the responsibility on their twitter handle @NDAvengers about 11 hours ago,while twitting the @BBCNews so as to circulate the crippling of Nigeria's economy as they have sworn to do initially.
    The prelude to their vandalism was in a bid to pressure the Nigerian Gov't into releasing the illegally imprisoned Nnamdi Kanu, Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra who was imprisoned on the month of October in the 2015,while on a visit to Nigeria from his base in London,where he manage Radio Biafra.
               Another reason for the ceaseless bombings was to unfreeze the account of a former militant leader,Government Tompolo whose bank accounts was freezes by the federal government of Nigeria in the past few month over allegations he claimed innocent of.
       Sambo Dasuki is the only northerner to whom they have sympathy upon.He has been detained by the government of Mr Muhammadu Buhari after court injuction has offer Jim bail conditions which he has met long ago.He served as the National Security Adviser to the immediate past administration.
  The militant group has also pledge to continue in their vandalism until their conditions were met.

PHOTOS: Gov Obiano Rescued A Female Accident Victim Today

    Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has come to the aid of an accident victim. The victim was knocked Knocked into a nearby gutter by a speedy Toyota Corolla along Adazi-Enu axis in Awka,capital of the state.
  The accident victim, a young lady in her mid forties has pain helplessly in the waterway for minuets with the car hovering over her to restrict all set efforts of raising when the humble Governor driveby and ordered his men to help the rescue the helpless lady from the tunnel of death she was into.She was rescued taken to a hospital nearby.

Fear And Panic As Soldiers Shoot Sporadically In Opozara Community

 

   Oporoza community has been under siege by Nigeria military who has even started shooting randomly in the community they laid siege on,which is the talraditional headquarters of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South-west of Delta State. The sporadic shootings rise up at about 8:44 am,bringing about fears and tremblings in the community.
   It was reported that villagers allegedly run into the bush in hiding as they set their eyes on the soldiers with gunboats. The Gbaramatu kingdom has been taken over by Soldiers who claimed their presence was to find and arrest Government Ekpemupolo and the members of Niger Delta Avengers.
    Reacting on the sporadic shootings, Ijaw Leader, Chief Godspower Gbenekama said "Soldiers are shooting in Oporoza,I don't know the casualty but they are shooting and our village is on turmoil"
   I am crying on behalf of my people we have been saying before now that we don't know what the military is looking for in our village.They have been here twice in the past few weeks before now.We said then that they were looking for excuses to start shooting but now they have start shooting with no credible reason thereby terrorising our people,he stressed.
  Mr Austin Ozobo, National President of Ijaw Peoples Development Initiative, has urged the federal government to call those overzealous soldiers to order.
    A villager reported that "The military is currently shooting randomly in Opozara but we do not know weather it was aimed at anybody because we are still in the forest.we ran into and are still in the forest now.

Our Amnesty Program Was Not a Scam as Critics Claimed - Gov Ortom

 

    In reaction to criticism,Gov Samuel Ortom,executive Governor of Benue State has revealed how the amnesty program he issued aided the state in reducing crime and Militancy.The Amnesty program was said by critics to be a fraud but he has reacted to the criticism, alleging its a false accusation as many problems of the state has come to an end.
   During an interactive session in Makurdi,organised to mark the one year anniversary of his administration,the governor revealed to newsmen that his critics weren't being honest at all.
       In his words "for the fact that many states of the country has adopted my program in the fight against crime is a clear indication that its successful.
   However,he admitted that tremendous criminal activities were going on in the state but must surely clamped down upon by security agencies.
  According to him, " 600 assorted illegally acquired weapons were recovered from people while 800 militants had submitted themselves for reorientation to the amnesty committee. All illegal arms still in circulation must be recovered and culprits, handed over to security agencies for prosecution.
  Gov Ortom also condemned the assassination of his security adviser and vows to fitch out those behind the assassination.
   President Muhammadu Buhari also got commendation from him for granting him access from security personnel from all the security agencies in the country to fight militancy in the state.
   "The decline in revenues accruing to the states has negatively affected payment of salaries.The drop from N7 billion to N1.7 billion is a no welcome development", he said.

Niger Delta Avengers Congratulates And Makes a Promise To Niger Delta Children on Children's day

     Niger Delta Avengers, The new militant group which has vowed to cripple Nigeria's economy due to negligence of their oil rich region by the federal government of Nigeria ,and also the failure to release the embattled and illegally imprisoned IPOB leader,Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the former NSA, Sambo Dasuki,has on the 27th day of May (children's day).congratulated children of the region and promise them what they believed Nigerian government has vowed not to do for children of the region.
    Childhood is an enchanting vista,an endless fun,a joyful classroom,an experience era of imagination and hope.The children of Niger Delta Region are missing by deliberate policies of every successive Nigerian government.If you plant honesty,you will reap trust,if you plant goodness you will reap friendship.if you plant humility you will reap greatness.Childhood means a lot of opportunities for children.
    This is what Nigerian government has refused to give you,the children of Niger Delta. But what they refused to give you is what we (Niger Delta Avengers) are promising you.
Happy Children's Day!
 Col Mudoch Agbinibo, Spokesperson

Please Stop, We Cannot Afford Another War - Anglican Archbishop to NDA

       The Diocese of Abuja of the Church of
Nigeria, (Anglican Communion), has said
that the renewed pipeline vandalism in the
Niger Delta, was not in the best interest of
Nigeria. It therefore urged those behind the
bombing of oil installations in the region to
desist from the act.
The Church called on the Niger Delta
Avengers to cease hostility against the
government while embracing dialogue,
noting that Nigeria, currently engaged in
many battles cannot afford to start another
one with militants in the Niger Delta.
The Primate Of The Church Of Nigeria
(Anglican Communion) and Archbishop of
Abuja Diocese, The Most Rev’d Nicholas D.
Okoh, made this remark in his Presidential
Address to the 3rd Session of the 9th Synod
of Abuja Diocese, held at All Saints Church,
Wuse.
While urging the Federal Government to also
tread cautiously in its attempts to resolve
the growing crises in the Niger Delta, the
Church called on it to seek collaboration
with the host communities in its efforts to
secure all pipelines.
He also urged the Federal Government to
open the space for immediate revival of the
dwindling Nigerian economy by creating
investment friendly atmosphere for more
foreign investors to henceforth, take Nigeria
as a preferred destination.
He lauded the efforts by President
Muhammadu Buhari towards diversifying the
Nigerian economy, urging his government to
initiate more cutting-edge approaches aimed
towards a meaningful engagement of foreign
investors for revival of the economy of the
country.
He based his talk on the theme of the this
year’s Synod, “The Poverty of Riches”,
taken from the book of Revelation, 3 vs17,
stating that notwithstanding the prosperity
that a country enjoys, it may suffer spiritual
poverty and then end up being poor (on the
real in all ramifications) if the leaders and
the led are careless and Godless.
He said, “Creating an investment friendly
environment in the country will more
pragmatically give us what we need.
Factors that investors will need to thrive,
especially security, power and other
amenities should be made available, while
investors would be naturally attracted.
The Primate said the Federal Government
and Nigerians in general should collectively
find lasting solutions to the problem of
insurgency, killings by herdsmen, fuel
scarcity, pipeline vandalism and wide spread
corruption, all he noted, are factors that
often inhibit the growth of economy, and the
nation in general.
On the menace of herdsmen across the
federation, the Primate said, “The Federal
Government should make a policy to
deliberately disarm the herdsmen” as a
means of preventing the springing up of
ethnic militias in all the regions of the
federation in attempts to resist the rampage
by herdsmen”
He advised the government against the plan
to set up grazing reserves for herdsmen
across the country, stating that the Synod
was of the view that such reserves should
be built in regions where the Fulanis are
more familiar.
He said, “The herdsmen are private
businessmen who take away all proceeds of
the business, not sharing with either their
host communities or the government. We
wish to re-echo to the government, state
and individuals involved, the
recommendation made earlier, that ranches
should be built in Fulani localities for
modern animal husbandry”.
“In some parts of Nigeria, people are already
grappling with high population growth and
land does not expand. Nobody’s land should,
therefore, be given forcefully to anybody in
any guise.
“The Synod calls on the National Assembly
to drop the plan to propose a bill on grazing
reserve as the issue has started heating up
the polity whereas such will not do the
herdsmen any good”
Primate Okoh also commended the anti-
corruption war by the President and its
efforts to block all leakages in the country’s
revenue.
He described the war against corruption as
a noble cause, adding, “The Synod wishes to
urge the government to ensure that its
scope is widespread across all the tiers and
arms of government at the Federal, State
and Local Government areas in Nigeria”
He urged the government not to renege on
its promise to give the youths of Nigeria a
ray of hope by providing employment
opportunities in order for them to start
making meaningful contributions to the
growth of the national economy.

We Are NOT Managing Our Victory Over PDP Very Well - Rochas

             

                 The Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Governors Forum and Governor
of Imo State, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has
expressed serious reservations that his party "is
not managing it's victory very well".
Governor Okorocha made his feelings known
while fielding questions from news yesterday in
Owerri.
"Make no mistake about it, All Progressives
Congress is a good party, by all standards but
my regret is that we are not managing our
victory very well", Okorocha lamented.
When asked to assess President Muhammadu
Buhari's one year in office, the APC Governors
boss said he had no doubt that the man would
succeed.
"I have no doubt in my mind that the old man
(Buhari) will succeed. All I pleaded with Buhari
to capture in the current fiscal year, are in the
budget. I want to assure Ndigbo that all that are
due to us will definitely get to us", Governr
Okorocha said.
Answering a question on the raging labour war
against the new pump price of premium motor
spirit, the Governor said he was in full support of
the deregulation of the oil sector of the nation's
economy.
"I support the deregulation of the oil sector of
the nation's economy. I also believe in
concessioning government parastatals and
agencies. Nothing established by government has
ever worked in Nigeria. The Nigeria Airways,
NITEL, Nigerian National Shipping Line and all,
never worked", Okorocha said.
While using the opportunity to lampoon the
People's Democratic Party, PDP, and it's
leadership at the national and state levels, the
Governor however revealed that he has not seen
an reliable person in the PDP to work with.
When reminded that Imo workers are owed
salaries since February this year, the Governor
said he was very comfortable with the 70:30
ratio agreement with labour, even as he warned
that anytime workers refuse their salaries, he
would use it to carry out projects.
"Both pension and internally generated revenue,
IGR, are serious problems for me. Only recently, I
ordered all the Board of Internal Revenue
officers to go on leave but they have written to
say it was unconstitutional to ask all officers to
go on leave", the Governor said.

We Have Sex, Chairlady Collects Our Money From Customers - Teenage Sex Workers

      About four Teenage girls who were
tricked into prostitution in a notorious Calabar
brothel, Vegas Flex, over the weekend recounted
their experiences to Vanguard how they each
sleep with over twenty men every day and the
lady who brought them into the trade collects
the money leaving them with N500.00 as feeding
money.
The girls, Felicia Nzuworgar, 17, Patience
Williams, 18, Angela Benjamin, 17 and Charity
Nkwogor all from Okun Local Government Area
of Benue state said Abigail Aliyu whom they call
“Chair Lady” took them from their homes in
Benue State in January this year on the pretex
that she was taking them to Lagos where she
has a drinking spot to work as sales girls but
ended up as sex workers in a Calabar brothel
located at 26 Bedwell Street..

Police Begins Monitoring Enugu State With Helicopters Over Fulani Herdsmen

        Inorder to ensure peace and rest of mind in the heart of Enugu indigenes, Police has beef up security in the state by using helicopters to monitor the wayabouts in the state.
       The spokesman of the police in the state, Mr
Ebere Amaraizu, told the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) in Enugu that the helicopters were on an
aerial monitoring exercise of the three senatorial
zones.
``As part of measures to ensure that the entire
state is safe and secure, the state command,
through the Air-Wing of the Nigeria Police Force,
has begun an aerial surveillance of the three
senatorial zones.
``This exercise will offer the platform to fish out
would-be mischief makers and for officers to
have proper sight of all the nooks and crannies
of the state for effective crime prevention and
control,’’ he said.
Amaraizu, a Superintendent of Police, noted that
the Enugu Commissioner of Police, Mr Emmanuel
Ojukwu, had earlier advised members of the
public not to panic on sighting the helicopters.
``It is the gesture of the Inspector-General of
Police and government to ensure that the entire
area is made safe.
``The command has mobilised security
operatives, working in partnership with relevant
stakeholders and police pilots, with a view to
flushing out criminals from their hideouts in the
state,’’ he said.
The state command currently has three
helicopters and a heliport at its disposal in
Enugu.

Chekwas to Buhari, Release Nnamdi Kanu and Dialogue with IPOB, MASSOB

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          The  founder of the United Progressives Party,
UPP,a Nigerian political party, Chief Chekwas Okorie, has urged President
Muhammadu Buhari to release detained Director
Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, as a panacea to
dialogue with the aggrieved members of the
Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign
State of Biafra, MASSOB, Indigenous People of
Biafra, IPOB, and other affiliate groups
demanding for Biafra secession.








         The former Presidential candidate under the
platform of UPP in last year's general election
made the call against the backdrop of the
increasing spate of violence emanating from
different geopolitical zones in country.








Chief Okorie who spoke to Vanguard, during a
telephone chat revealed that the mounting
peaceful demonstrations and protests by
MASSOB and IPOB which was their legitimate
right have attracted the attention of the United
Nations having sustained it since 1999 and in
over 180 countries.








"The agitation for a separate state of Biafra by
MASSOB, IPOB are legitimate as long as they
have remained non violent and it has been
recognized by the United Nations. I am aware
that the agitation have taken place in 180
countries of the world. In other words it has
been internationalized. My advice to Buhari
therefore, is to dialogue with the groups and
address the agitation.








"The agitation did not spring up over night.
Between 1999 and now, the sufferings of the
people have heightened. That is why the
agitation is increasing in tempo. For this
agitation to succeed, a lot of legal legwork has
to be done which has already commenced. Also,
Diplomatic legwork has to be done which is in
place by IPOB observers in the United Nations.








But the missing link is the Political legwork
which has not begun.
"The political legwork has not started. These are
factors that must come together and not without
the other to lead to a Biafra State. For this to be
achieved, a Referendum must be held in the area
among ourselves. So, it is not an over night
affair. Buhari should instruct the security
agencies not to apply force to these non violent
demonstrators".

Niger Delta Avengers Checking Weather To Drop Arms or Not

 Those who are in the leadership of the Niger Delta Avengers,
NDA, the militant group which has claimed
responsibility for recent attacks on oil and gas
installations in Niger Delta region, was believed
to be evaluating, weekend, the overtures from
the Delta State Government’s Advocacy
Committee, headed by the deputy governor, Mr.
Kingsley Burutu Otuaro, to stop further attacks.





Sunday Vanguard learned that though distrustful
of government’s real intention, the militant group
had been monitoring the utterances and body
language of the deputy governor and members
of his committee since they ventured into the
creeks in the last one week.
Otuaro committee had not made any formal
contact with the Avengers because the members
have remained mysterious, but the intelligence
command of the NDA, said to be keeping a tab
not just on the team but also the Joint Task
Force, JTF, in the Niger Delta and other
government agencies, has reportedly given a
preliminary report on its findings.





“The militants are considering whether to heed
the appeal by the deputy governor to cease
further vandalisation of pipelines and give his
committee a chance to open a window for
dialogue with the appropriate authorities or
otherwise”, source told Sunday Vanguard.
“They also want to know if his boss, Governor
Ifeanyi Okowa, just set up the committee or he
has the blessing of President Muhammadu
Buhari on what he is doing.





 They noted that the
National Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty
Programme, Brigadier General Paul Boroh (retd.),
reneged on his decision to follow the Otuaro
committee to the creeks and would want to
know what is amiss.”

Ekiti Killings: We Must Protect Our Citizens, Fayose Warns Fulani Herdsmen

      Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, has
warned that there could be reprisal attacks on
Fulani herdsmen in the State if they do not
desist from invading communities in Ekiti and
attacking the people, describing the Fulani
herdsmen that invaded Oke Ako in Ikole
local government area of the State on Friday,
killing two residents of the
town and injuring others as “agents of the devil
that must be fished out and punished
accordingly.”
Governor Fayose, who commiserated with the
people of Oke-Ako, especially the family of the
deceased, vowed to do everything
humanly possible to forestall the reoccurrence of
such attack and safeguard the lives of Ekiti
people.
According to a statement issued by his Special
Assistant on Public Communications and New
Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said
the Fulani herdsmen were becoming major threat
to the unity of Nigeria and its people, saying, “I
will not fold my hands while armed
herdsmen invade communities in Ekiti, killing
people and destroying farmlands at will as they
have done in other States.
“I have directed the police and other security
agencies in the State to fish out the killer
herdsmen. I am in constant touch with
the security agencies and I hope that the killer
herdsmen will be fished out wherever they are
and made to face the full wrath of the law.
“The people of Oke-Ako should therefore remain
calm while the security agents do their job.
However, the security agents must be mindful
of the fact that the people’s patience has a limit
and they must therefore act promptly and
decisively.”
The governor, who described activities of the
Fulani Herdsmen as inimical to the revival of
agriculture in the country said;
“Farmlands costing billions of naira have been
destroyed in States in the South-West, South-
East and North-Central zones of the country.
One wonders how Nigerians can go back to
farming when those already in the
farms are losing billions of naira worth of crops
to destruction of their farmlands by the Fulani
Herdsmen and the Federal Government is not
doing anything about it.”
He said, “I am sounding a note of warning to the
Fulani herdsmen and those who can talk to them
should also do so now. If they continue with
these wanton attacks, killing of the people and
destruction of farmlands in Ekiti, I cannot
guarantee that there won’t be reprisal attacks.
“I can also not guarantee the level that the
reprisal attacks can get to because as a
governor, it is my responsibility to defend
and protect my people.”
He called on President Muhammadu Buhari to
stop paying lips service to the Fulani herdsmen's
menace, saying "as patron of the Miyetti
Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria
(MACBAN), President Buhari has the capacity to
call the herdsmen to order.
“President Buhari should therefore call his people
to order because this is Ekiti; our people have
the rights to defend themselves.
“Most importantly, President Buhari must be
reminded of how he was so concerned about the
killing of Fulani herdsmen in in Saki, Oke
Ogun Area of Oyo State such that he, as a
private citizen led Arewa to Ibadan on October
13, 2000, to confront the then Governo

r of
Oyo State, late Alhaji Lam Adesina."