Adowei, Ekpemupolo cautions Avengers not to drag Tompolo into battle with FG

Chairman Niger Delta Egbesu Generals, EG and former leader Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta, MEND, Gen. Freebom Adowei and Barr. Frank Ekpemupolo, National Coordinator, Coalition of Niger Delta Voices have cautioned members of the Niger Delta Avengers not to drag Tompolo into having further misunderstanding with the federal Government of Nigeria.

This was made known to newsmen in Benin City, the capital of Edo State via a statements jointly signed by Gen. Adowei and Barr. Ekpemupolo, a copy of which was sent to The Liberator Newspaper.

The duo had informed members of the Niger Delta Avengers whom they described as faceless group that High Chief Government Oweizide Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo cannot be hoodwinked into joining them, stressing that Tompolo has a peace pact with the Federal Government and he is not ready to breach such peace accord.

The statements had appealed to members of the Niger Avengers to be diplomatic as the lives of the innocent Niger Deltans are on the line, adding that Tompolo is a man of peace.

The duo had noted that neither Chief Ayiri Emami nor Capt. Hosa was contemplated when the Niger Delta struggle for resource control was innitiated, stressing that despites the provocations, such personalities must not be the reason why Tompolo must take laws into his hands.

The statement reads in part: “You cannot persuade Tompolo in joining your faceless group called Avengers. And again save your strength in re-echoing the pains and devastating state of Niger Delta people because Tompolo understood it better.

“It is still you same Avengers that precipitated the unprofessional militarizations of Gbaramatu kingdom by the Nigerian Army.

“You are fighting for the innocent children, women and aged people of Gbaramatu kingdom yet you are staging operations that threaten the existence of the said vulnerable people. The respect Tompolo gained today was never from the business of destruction of government facilities, so attack on oil facilities in the name of drawing government attention which will not do any good to the already sick Nigerian economy will never be an option.

“The relative peace both parties(Nigeria government and the Niger Delta actors) enjoy today was as a result of the professionalism Tompolo and his like minds employed by given credence to the principle of proportionality in arms struggle.

“The principle of proportionality prohibits attacks against military objectives which are “expected to cause incidental loss of civilian life, injury to civilians, damage to civilian objects, or a combination thereof, which would be excessive in relation to the concrete and direct military advantage anticipated”.

“It is still the position of Tompolo that the Avengers should keep holding their peace pending when this unreliable government come to the realization that the given attentions to the Niger Delta people is not proportionate to the huge financial sustainability role played by Niger Deltans.

“Perhaps, the temporal nature of government will soon call on the Buhari administration and the trivial Ayiri & co will definitely fade away with it.

“If Buhari four years of tyranny did not consumed us then the remaining years of his unknown terror will not kill us either. And mind you, Buhari will not exit the government with the problems of Nigeria, he will go but the problems still remains ours, so why increase them when we know that a successive government will bear the burdens.

“Neither Ayiri nor Capt. Hosa was contemplated when the Niger Delta struggle was orchestrated, so they will not be the reason why Tompolo will take laws into his hand or breach the peace accord sued with the then former President of Nigeria, late Umaru Musa Yar’Adua of blessed memory.

“The message is very clear at this end, Tompolo will still not dine with you(Avengers) in the business of destruction of government facilities.” Adowei, Ekpemupolo had asserted.

Meanwhile, the statement released earlier by Niger Delta Avengers, signed by its spokesperson, Brig. General Mudock Agbinibo reads in full bellow.

NIGER DELTA AVENGERS (PRESS RELEASE)

TOMPOLO BEFORE YOUR EYES YOUR PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING.

Our dear brother Tompolo, how is your friendship with the Nigerian Government. The people you took side with against us (the Niger Delta Avengers). We offered you the olive branch by beckoning you to join us in this struggle, but you refused

It is not our business what goes on in Gbaramatu Kingdom but our concern is the innocent children, women and aged people whom the Nigerian military has chased away from their homes now taking refuge in the forest. We warned you before hand that the Nigerian Government, can never be trusted.

To the Nigeria military, why are you looking for soft targets? If you are looking for the Avengers you know how to find us. Don’t deceive your President. Information gathered by the Intelligence unit of the Niger Delta Avengers revealed that Oil Marine Services (OMS) whose Chairman and CEO is Capt. Okunbor Idahosa also known, as Capt. Hosa is the company Nigerian Government awarded the Pipeline surveillance contract to spanning from Escravos to Lokoja. The said Capt. Hosa bribed the Brigade Commander Benin (Brig. Gen. Faruk Yahaya) alongside the Officer Commanding Army Gunboat, JTF (Major. M. B. Yahaya) with the sum of two hundred and fifty million naira (250,000,000) in collaboration with one Ayiri Emami to destroy Gbaramatu Kingdom in the guise of looking for the Niger Delta Avengers.

The question is, why the innocent people of Gbaramatu, why the innocent pregnant women, why unleash terror on the aged people of Gbaramatu, Capt. Hosa, Major Yahaya, Ayiri and Brid. Gen Faruk must you waste all these innocent blood just to secure the pipeline surveillance job? Why making the innocent people of Gbaramatu suffer? This act of the Nigerian Army to us is the greatest act of cowardice. This fight we believe is against the Avengers and not the innocent villagers of Gbaramatu Kingdom.

Where is the International Community and the United Nations when all these unspeakable injustice, is served the people of Gbaramatu Kingdom by the very unprofessional Nigerian Military? Are they not aware of the raping of young girls, looting and destruction of properties by the Nigeria military in Gbaranmatu kingdom?

As for you Tompolo, what do you have to say about the horrible treatment meted your people by Nigerian Military, are you still going to call the Niger Delta Avengers criminals, are you still going to take side with the Nigeria Government against your people? What happened to you (Tompolo)? We respect the love you have for your people the Niger Delta. What is really happening to you when the likes of Mr Ayiri, Capt Hosa and Co are unleashing this kind of atrocities on your people, has the wealth you acquire made you soft that you don’t know what to do anymore?

The Nigerian Military cannot intimidate us by harassing innocent Niger Deltans. Gbaramatu is just one kingdom in Delta State. The Niger Delta is made up of seven States, it is therefore very funny to lure us to halt our well-planned line of actions that will shock the whole world by harassing innocent villagers.

To you Capt. Hosa the new pipeline protector; the intelligence unit of the Avengers has your full data, we know where all your assets are located and that most of your businesses are in the Niger Delta. For this single act of injustice against the innocent people of Gbaramatu you, your wife and entire family will suffer.

To Major M.B. Yahaya, we are sure you have not seen real combat before; how did you rose to the rank of a Major this is to show that Nigerian Military is finished if it to depend on people like you. You are only good at harassing innocent women and children in the name of looking for the Niger Delta Avengers. We are not surprised because all Nigerian Military are corrupt. Be assured that we are making this fight personal with you as we shall make your life a living hell. Can anyone tell the difference between Major MB Yahaya, Brig. Gen Faruk Yahaya and Boko Haram? We are asking because we cannot spot any difference.

Is the Nigeria military now a hired gun for the rich? The Amnesty International should take note of these officers who authorized the harassing of the innocent people of Gbaranmatu.

To the International Oil Companies and Indigenous Oil Companies, it’s going to be bloody this time around. Your facilities and personnel will bear the brunt of our fury, which shall fall upon you like a whirling wind.

Signed:

Brig.Gen Mudoch Agbinibo

Spokesperon.