Avengers to Declare Niger Delta Republic
There was massive movement of residents of Kaiama, the home town of
late Major Jasper Adaka Boro in Kolokuma Opukuma Local Government Area
of Bayelsa State following the threat by Adaka Boro Avengers to declare
Niger Delta Republic in that community this Monday.
The residents were said to be fleeing the community for the fear of
military attacks to quell the proposed rebellion by the militant group.
The leadership of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), which gave the confirmation on Sunday,
however, said there is no plan to declare Niger Delta Republic and
urged the people to discountenance the threat by Adaka Boro Avengers.
The group therefore called on residents of Kaiama town to be calm and
go about their normal activities, noting that there is no plan by the
Ijaw people to declare a republic and the threat by the Adaka Boro
Avengers should be completely disregarded.
“We wish to warn groups and individuals not to further expose Ijaw
and Niger Delta communities to unnecessary tension and danger.
“The growth in modern means of information technology should not be
abused to the detriment of our communities by issuing unnecessary
threats and ultimatums”, it warned.
According to a statement signed by IYC spokesman, Eric Omare, the
leadership of the Ijaw body has been inundated with calls in the last 24
hours relating to the threat by the group called the Adaka Boro
Avengers to declare a republic from the 1st day of August, 2016, at
Kolokuma Opukuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State and the massive movement of residents from the community for fear of military attacks.
The IYC called on security agencies to stop forthwith unnecessary
threat and attacks on Ijaw and other Niger Delta Communities because of
threats by faceless groups.
“The Ijaw nation has a leadership and they should also check with the
leadership of issues of security concern instead of threatening or
attacking innocent communities and people”, it added.
The Ijaw youths also said there has been massive apprehension from
Ijaw people resident in the south west as a result of the expiration of
the ultimatum issued by the Reformed Odua Peoples’ Congress (OPC)
because of the attacks by unknown gunmen in parts of Lagos and Ogun
States.
On the ultimatum and threat by the Reformed Oodua Peoples Congress
(OPC), the IYC called on OPC members and the leadership of the Yoruba
nation to allow security agents do their constitutional duty of
apprehending criminals responsible for the Ogun and Lagos attacks.
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