Your plot to Islamise Niger Delta won’t work, Militant group tells Buhari

The Niger Delta Revolutionary Crusaders (NDRC), has alleged that there is a plan by Muhammadu Buhari to Islamise the people of the region.

The militant group, which made this claim in a statement by its spokesperson W O I Izon-Ebi on Monday, however, said that “the spirit and courage, fearlessness, bravery is motivating us to put a stop to this planned Islamic agenda against the Niger Delta. Just as we are asking our fathers why they allowed their age mates from the North to put Niger Delta in this pathetic condition, we shall not allow our children to ask us the same question.”

Part of the statement read: “Their first step is to use few of our greedy political elites. The second plan is to frame distinguished leaders with frivolous charges. The third one is to incite crisis for the military to come into the Niger Delta with the sole purpose to kill all the vibrant and brave youths of the region that are mouth piece and leaders of tomorrow.

“To further expose their Islamic agenda to own our oil and enslave us, they have gone further to absorb more than 250,000 civilian JTF into the Nigerian Army and even boasting to absorb more into the military and paramilitary force.

“As if that is not enough, they are offering the Boko Haram Amnesty with the sole aim to invade the Niger Delta in the name of fighting militants. The drafting of Special Forces to the Niger Delta is not a threat to the people of Niger Delta, because before this time we have known the Islamisation plot of recruiting Saudi Mercenaries, absorbing civilian JTF, and recruiting of Boko Haram members to form a special force to invade the Niger Delta.

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“Now, their ploy is to cause disunity in the Niger Delta in order to go on with their exploration and exploitation. All what we see now in the Niger Delta is in disunity, witch-hunting, tribal sentiment, poverty, which they are using in order to achieve their purpose. These things are done deliberately to disorganize the people of the Niger Delta to enable them continue with oil exploration.

“If the government is truly sincere about solving the Niger Delta crisis, they should discuss with our distinguished elders. The proposed release of Henry Okah, Charles Okah, and Nnamdi Kanu and others, is a welcome development to build the dialogue process.

“When we checked Government Tompolo, GOC, Ekpemupolo is declared wanted by the EFCC, Alhaji Asari is in support of the cause, Ateke Tom is peacefully in his community with his philanthropic gesture and spirit to see the well-being of his people earning the title of a first class chief in his kingdom. Henry Okah is in jail, Charles Okah is in jail. So who is speaking for MEND now?

“Can they honourably unmask themselves, if they are truly fighting for the well-being of the region, or is it a ploy to connive with the Federal Government to eliminate our bravest youths? NDRC said.

By Ebere Ndukwu …

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