Meet us in the creeks; Avengers dares Army, Navy chiefs

*Say two suspects, Stanley, Felix seized by
NNS Delta not NDA members
WARRI- THE Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, this
morning, confronted the Commander of
Operation Delta Safe, Rear Admiral Joseph
Okojie and Commanding Officer, NNS Delta,
Commodore Joseph Dzunye, asking them to
come to the creeks of the Niger Delta,
rather than stay in the cities and arrest
“sleeper” agents, who they brand as NDA
members to curry favour from their
superiors.
Spokesperson of NDA, self-styled Brig
General Mudoch Agbinibo, threw the
challenge in a statement rebutting the claim
by NNS Delta commander on Saturday that
two suspects, Stanley Tonghan and Felix
Miyenminiye, arrested by the navy, few days
ago, were members of the militant group.
NDA said that the two suspects were agents
working in conjunction with security
agencies and were paid N5 million by two
leaders (names withheld) to give Nigeria
military intelligence on the activities of the
group.
The statement read: “We made it clear that
the Nigeria military is using sleepers’ agents
to track or checkmate the activities and
operation of the Niger Delta Avengers. But
the more they try, the more they run into
crisis with their employed sleeper agents.”
“Stanley Tonghan and Felix Miyenminiye that
were arrested and paraded by the Nigeria
Navy Delta are few of the sleeper agents
working for Nigeria Military in conjunction
with (two leaders, names withheld)
“The suspects (Tonghan and Felix
Miyenminiye) was paid 5 Million Naira to
give Nigeria military intelligent on the
activities of NDA. On failing to deliver, the
suspects were arrested and tagged NDA
members, what a shame? the group said.
It added: “Stanley Tonghan and Felix
Miyenminiye are not members of NDA we do
not know or have any connection with them.
The Navy Commanding Office NNS Delta,
Warri(Commodore Joseph Dzunve) is trying
to impress his boss in Abuja, but arresting
sleeper agents recruited by his
predecessor.”
“Any criminal arrested is now an NDA
member. Since we (NDA) started the
struggle, none of our operatives has been
arrested. All those in detention in the name
of NDA are not part of NDA, the world
should know this.
“Nigeria military have not seen
embarrassment. NDA will keep embarrassing
you because the only thing you are good at
doing in the Niger Delta region is arrest and
killing of innocent citizens of the Niger Delta
in the name of looking for NDA and illegal
bunkering.
“If the Nigeria military is serious about
arresting NDA let them come to the creeks
of the Niger Delta, that is where we dwell
not the city. If I (Brig.Gen Moduch Agbinibo)
was the Commanding Officer NNS Delta
(Commodore Joseph Dzunve) and
Commander of the so-called Operation Delta
Safe (Rear Admiral Joseph Okojie), I would
have been in the creeks instead of sitting at
the comfort of my air-conditioned office,”
NDA added.
To the elders of the Niger Delta, the group
asserted: “Hope it clear to you our elders
that the President Muhammadu Buhari- led
government is not reliable, reasonable,
responsible and not ready to dialogue.”
It said: “Can you tell the world the
government official you been dialoguing
with? Is it the President? On the other hand,
is there any committee that is set up for it?
We respect you our elders, as such stop
behaving, as the Niger Delta is a seized
region and stop acting like you are begging
the government for dialogue.”
“The worse the government will do is to
bombard our villages and towns in the name
of looking for NDA. Therefore, our elders
should tread carefully with the Nigeria
government,” it pointed out.
Its words: “The reason behind military
harassment of towns and villages in the
Niger Delta is because NDA have not
confronted the Nigeria military in battle. We
are not scared in confronting you.”
“The creeks of the Niger Delta belong to us,
so defeating the Nigeria military is not hard
for us. We have made it clear in many
occasions that our business is to cripple the
Nigeria economy not to kill military. The
Nigeria military should, not we, (NDA)
avoiding them, that is a sign of weakness,”
the group added.
         
     Source - Vanguard news