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A militants group, Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate has issued a deadly warning to the president Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government that in a few days, refineries in the region will be destroyed. The region has been a hub of activities by militants who have vandalised oil and gas pipelines. Vanguard reports that the group threatened to blow up refineries in the region because it noticed that the federal government was negotiating with Ijaw terrorists and ignoring others. In a statement signed by Gen. Aldo Agbalaja who is the spokesperson of the group, he urged oil workers in the region to evacuate as the level of violence it will commit in the coming days will be enormous. Read the full statement below: “We have keenly watched developments in the country in recent times, developments that are most depressing, very much depicting the marginalization and subjugation of the hapless people of our region. “We have thought very deeply about the ongoing shenanigan a...

Three militant groups – Niger Delta Volunteers, Niger Delta Peoples Liberation Movement, and Bakassi Freedom Fighters – have criticised Vice President Yemi Osinbajo saying that militants were fighting for their pockets. Osinbajo had reportedly accused the militants of being partly responsible for the economic woes of the country, while delivering a lecture at Elizade University in Ondo State. The militant groups, however, said instead of ridiculing them, the vice president should have advised President Muhammadu Buhari to address the injustice in the Niger Delta. They made their grievances known in a statement signed by their spokespersons – Ekpo Ekpo for NDV; Henry Etete for NDPLF and Asukwo Henshaw for BFF. In the statement, which was made available to journalists in Uyo on Tuesday, the militant groups also criticised Buhari for saying that Nigeria’s unity was not negotiable. They added that the people of the Niger Delta were tired of one Nigeria filled...