Meet us in the creeks – Niger Delta Avengers dares Nigerian military

Nigeria: Militant group from the Niger delta region of Nigeria, The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) has dared the Nigerian military to a meet them for a battle in the creeks. The militant group challenged the military to come after them in the creeks in a show of power rather than remaining in their comfort zone in the city.

In a statement made by the groups spokesman, Muddoch Agbinibo, he said no member of the group had been arrested by the Navy, as has been widely claimed in the media.

Agbinibo said the militant group has remained intact, and that it was unfortunate that the military has been busy killing innocent citizens in the region in the name of looking for the Avengers and illegal oil bunkers.

“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, Agbinibo said.

“If I (Brigadier General Moduch Agbinibo) were 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 in the comfort of my air-conditioned office,” the statement read.

Agbinibo also advised elders in the region to be cautious of the antics of the Federal Government, adding that the government was not sincere about it's planned negotiation with militants in the region to end hostilities and bring about the needed development of the region.

“Can you tell the world the government official you have been dialoguing with? Is it the president? Or is any of the committees set up for it? We respect you our elders, as such stop behaving as if 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. So, our elders should tread carefully with the Nigeria government. The reason behind military harassment of towns and villages in the Niger Delta is because NDA has 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 on many occasions that our business is to cripple the Nigeria economy not to kill military. The Nigeria military should not think we (NDA) avoiding them is a sign of weakness.”