We are not terrorists, we are fighting to leave Nigeria, Niger Delta militants reply northern politician

Nigeria: Following the statement made by a Nigerian foremost politician, Dr. Junaid Mohammed, describing the Niger Delta militants as terrorist wherein he urged President Muhammadu Buhari to treat the Niger Delta militants as terrorists and mete out necessary military action against it as it is doing to Boko Haram terrorists in the North.

One of the militant groups in the region, The Niger Delta Sea Commandos (NDSC) on Monday responded to the comments blasting Dr Junaid Mohammed, for asking President Muhammadu Buhari to treat them as terrorists.

In a statement signed by the group's spokesperson, Major Blatter, the NDSC said they are not terrorist but agitators calling for their rights and also denied claims that politicians were funding Niger Delta militants.

“We commend Junaid for remembering that Boko Haram is a terrorist group, but we want to unequivocally tell the ethnic bigot that we are just agitators and not terrorists. Our activities and Boko Haram cannot be compared.

“We are not deterred by the call by Junaid Mohammed because such calls will only facilitate the crumbling of Nigeria, which is what we are after. Junaid should be informed that we never begged to be appeased by Hausa/Fulani President, Muhammadu Buhari. We are only fighting to leave Nigeria, which has enslaved and exploited us for too long. We are not sponsored by any politician, but it a civic duty required of us to liberate us people from slavery.”