Niger Delta: Elders declare militants’ attack if FG refuses to hasten peace process

Niger Delta militants to strike if FG does not speed up peace process- Niger Delta Elders

A union of Niger Delta elders, under the auspices of Pan Niger Delta People’s Congress (PNDPC), has established contacts with the leadership the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) over the threat of renewed hostilities and bombing of oil facilities in the region.
Spokesman of the NDA, General Murdoch Agbinibo, stated that the group had threatened that the militants would restart warfare in the region with Operation Red Economy, aimed at destroying Nigeria’s economy over the snail speed of the Federal Government in the peace process in the region.
NDA’s threat is said to have triggered concerned security operatives to liase with some influential elders, enjoining them to talk to the militants not to throw the region into a fresh state of chaos.
Confirming their contact with the NDA, the media coordinator of the PNDPC, Olorogun Monday Whiskey said they had contacted the NDA head with the offer to reconsider their plans and contemplate on sustaining the peace enjoyed in the state, in recent times. He added that they urged the group to be open to dialoguing with the Federal Government.