The Convener, Ex Niger Delta Militants Revolutionary Front, General
JohnJohn Bosco Caterpillar, has declared that Nigeria will be forced to
disintegrate if the current trend and wave of violence meted on the
nation’s minorities is not checked.
The former militant who spoke with newsmen in an exclusive interaction,
condemned the attack on minorities resident in the northern part of the
country whose business and livelihood have been cut short due to the
incessant violence and bomb blasts which have caused impromptu migrations
and made them refugees in their own country.
Relating the recent wave of attacks by the northern extremists as planned
to destabilise the government of Goodluck Jonathan in a bid to discredit
it and also terrorise it, he said the Niger Delta militants who had
willingly decided to surrender their armed struggle will soon be pushed
back into violence to defend their kith and kin.
General Caterpillar further called on security agencies to apprehend the
leaders of the north who had through their various comments promoted
violence and inhumanity perpetrated in the north.
“We expect that by now the security agencies should have told us the
number of people they have arrested for crimes against the state like
inciting the people to violence, treason and even terrorism as they have
variously supported terrorism and even called for violence through their
declaration”. He said.
In his outburst he announced that the former militants were already
regrouping to go back to the creeks to wait for the reaction from the
north as well as the security agents who are expected to tame the north
and the nation’s provocateurs or else they were ready to continue their
armed struggle to emancipate the Niger Delta Region from oppression.
“It has become obvious that war is inevitable because the north sees the
country as its property leaving others behind. This we will not accept, I
am hereby supporting my Igbo brothers who have called for self-defense.
Let everyone who has no form of defence mechanism go and fortify
themselves immediately”. He sued.
He further condemned the recent attack on the president’s convoy in Gombe
state while also disapproving the silence and inaction that has followed
the assassination attempt. According to him threats and violence has been
visited on Niger Deltans and other minorities based on their decision to
support President Jonathan. Stating clearly that the north is tactically
disenfranchising the Southerners.
“Few days ago the president’s convoy was nearly assassinated in Gombe
State, nobody said anything. Threats and violence has been visited on
supporters of Goodluck Jonathan which clearly shows that the elections
have already been rigged. Mr. President’s supporters are being forced out
of the north daily basis without their votes being transferred to their
home states. This is systematic rigging and marginalisation and we won’t
sit back and allow our people suffer such injustice”. He informed.