Our quit notice to northerners, Yoruba stands – N’Delta militants

The Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators has said that despite the
volte-face by the Arewa youths on the quit notice to the Igbo in
the North, it will stand on its position that the northerners and
the Yoruba in the oil-rich region must leave before October 1,
2017.

The militants, who spoke through an electronic mail made
available to our correspondent on Sunday, rejected the call for the
arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi
Kanu.

They maintained that call for Kanu’s arrest was used to replace
the withdrawal of the quit notice earlier issued to Igbo people
living in the North, adding the government and security agencies
headed by northerners ignited the quit notice fire.

John Duku of the Niger Delta Watchdogs and Convener of the
Coalition; Ekpo Ekpo of the Niger Delta Volunteers; Osarolor Nedam
of Niger Delta Warriors; and Henry Okon Etete of the Niger Delta
Peoples Fighters were among those who signed the statement.

Others are Asukwo Henshaw of the Bakassi Freedom Fighters;
Ibinabo Horsfall of the Niger Delta Movement for Justice; Duke
Emmanson of Niger Delta Fighters Network; Inibeghe Adams of Niger
Delta Freedom Mandate and Ibinabo Tariah of the Niger Delta
Development Network.

Part of the statement by the agitators read, “It is our avowed
determination to ensure that the Niger Delta remains focussed on
our demands for a total overhaul of the basis of our unity. We have
therefore resolved to stand by our previous demands as follows:

“That the northerners and Yoruba should leave the Niger Delta
before October 1, 2017; return of all the oil blocs own by
northerners and Yoruba to Niger Delta people. Relocation of the oil
and gas companies headquarters to their operational base as well as
relocation of NNPC headquarters, all other offices that has to do
with oil and gas; replacement of the Group Managing Director of
NNPC.

“We reaffirm our resolve for the declaration of the Niger Delta
Republic on 1st October, 2017. We reaffirm our resolve to resume
attack on all the oil blocs that are owned by the northerners and
Yoruba in the Niger Delta from September 10, 2017.

“We hereby call on PENGASSAN, NUPENG and international
communities to withdraw their members/expatriates from such oil
wells/blocs as we shall not spare any person found in such
platforms, including NNPC offices in Abuja and Lagos, oil
companies’ headquarters outside the Niger Delta region.”

The Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators has said that despite the
volte-face by the Arewa youths on the quit notice to the Igbo in
the North, it will stand on its position that the northerners and
the Yoruba in the oil-rich region must leave before October 1,
2017.

The militants, who spoke through an electronic mail made
available to our correspondent on Sunday, rejected the call for the
arrest of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi
Kanu.

They maintained that call for Kanu’s arrest was used to replace
the withdrawal of the quit notice earlier issued to Igbo people
living in the North, adding the government and security agencies
headed by northerners ignited the quit notice fire.

John Duku of the Niger Delta Watchdogs and Convener of the
Coalition; Ekpo Ekpo of the Niger Delta Volunteers; Osarolor Nedam
of Niger Delta Warriors; and Henry Okon Etete of the Niger Delta
Peoples Fighters were among those who signed the statement.

Others are Asukwo Henshaw of the Bakassi Freedom Fighters;
Ibinabo Horsfall of the Niger Delta Movement for Justice; Duke
Emmanson of Niger Delta Fighters Network; Inibeghe Adams of Niger
Delta Freedom Mandate and Ibinabo Tariah of the Niger Delta
Development Network.

Part of the statement by the agitators read, “It is our avowed
determination to ensure that the Niger Delta remains focussed on
our demands for a total overhaul of the basis of our unity. We have
therefore resolved to stand by our previous demands as follows:

“That the northerners and Yoruba should leave the Niger Delta
before October 1, 2017; return of all the oil blocs own by
northerners and Yoruba to Niger Delta people. Relocation of the oil
and gas companies headquarters to their operational base as well as
relocation of NNPC headquarters, all other offices that has to do
with oil and gas; replacement of the Group Managing Director of
NNPC.

“We reaffirm our resolve for the declaration of the Niger Delta
Republic on 1st October, 2017. We reaffirm our resolve to resume
attack on all the oil blocs that are owned by the northerners and
Yoruba in the Niger Delta from September 10, 2017.

“We hereby call on PENGASSAN, NUPENG and international
communities to withdraw their members/expatriates from such oil
wells/blocs as we shall not spare any person found in such
platforms, including NNPC offices in Abuja and Lagos, oil
companies’ headquarters outside the Niger Delta region.”