High member of the Niger Delta
Avengers has warned the life of President Muhammadu Buhari will be in danger if
he visits the Ogoniland, the oil rich area of Rivers
State.
In a recording sent to IBTimes UK, a
man is heard saying during a phone conversation with one of the hosts of the
UK-based Radio Biafra that Buhari would be signing his death warrant by
visiting the delta.
Buhari is due to visit several
states in southeastern Nigeria to discuss with local leaders ways to tackle
renewed violence in the area. The president’s planned visit, expected to begin on
Thursday (2 June 2016) – comes amid attacks on oil pipelines blamed on the new
group Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).
The attacks have partially halted
oil production and forced Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell to close at least two
plants.
“Buhari is trying to visit
Ogoniland, but he should sign his death warrant before coming to Port Harcourt
or try to visit any state of the Niger Delta community, Biafra land,” the
suspected NDA member said.
“We are starting a dance he cannot
finish. We shall dance like vultures. He [Buhari] has dared to wake a sleeping
lion, but I promise him this time around if he tries to step his foot in any
community of the Niger Delta, in Biafraland, he will not go back alive. “Any
Niger Deltan who will try to walk with Buhari shall also go to his grave that
day. This is our assurance.”
The alleged militants also condemned
the Nigerian security forces for shooting pro-Biafran demonstrators during
commemorations to pay homage to the victims of the Nigerian Civil War on
Monday. “The Nigerian government shot and killed our brothers. They showed us
are the monsters,” the man said.
He then urged all pro-Biafrans to
pray for Nnamdi Kanu, the director of radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous
People of Biafra [IPOB], who is standing trial on six counts of treasonable
felony charges.

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