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
Nigeria, August 14, 2016 – A militant group operating in the Niger Delta, known as Niger Delta Avengers(NDA) has alleged that both Stanley Tonghan and Felix Miyenminiye paraded by the Nigeria military were not its members but that were sleeper agents paid N5 million to provide intelligence on activities of the NDA.
In a statement, Spokesperson for the group, Brigadier General Mudoch Agbinibo said they were arrested and branded members of NDA because they failed to provide the information needed to unravel activities of the NDA.
“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 one Ayiri Emani and Michael Johnny.
“The Suspects (Tonghan and Felix Miyenminiye) were 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 stated categorically that Stanley Tonghan and Felix Miyenminiye are not member of NDA. “We don’t 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”, Agbinibo said in the statement.
He said the NDA will keep embarrassing the military because they are only good at arresting and killing 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), would have been in the creeks instead of sitting at the comfort of my air-conditioned office”, he said.
To the elders of the Niger Delta, the group said the Buhari led government is unreliable, unreasonable, irresponsible and not ready to dialogue and called on them to stop acting like they 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. So our elders should trend carefully with the Nigeria government.
“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 is a sign of weakness”, the group said.
