EXCLUSIVE: Why Niger Delta Militants ‘Kept Cool’ Since 2016 — N-Delta Avengers

The Niger Delta Avengers has explained reasons behind its recent threat to embark on bombing of oil installations if the Federal Government fails to meet its demands for restructuring of the country.

The group issued the threat on Sunday, June 27, and gave the government 90 days ultimatum.

But the presidency immediately replied the group, saying the threat was unnecessary as the FG was already working to address their concerns.

But in an exclusive interview with THE WHISTLER at their base on a creek,  leader of the Avengers, Brigadier Tu-Uge Princewill, said the group and others had remained “cool” since the wave of bombings it instigated in 2016 in order to give the FG time to address Niger Delta problems.

Princewill, the first female commander of the group, said they had also used the period to build formidable “armies.”

She stated: “Since 2016 we kept our cool and concentrated on strengthening our armies. We decided to see if the so-called Federal Government will  do the right things and act without being pushed nor reminded.

“It pains me heavily that the Buhari led administration is just bent on causing chaos rather than resolving and proffering solutions to the request and ills of the Niger Delta Region.”

Princewill commended ljaw leaders and other Niger Delta groups for their patience and effort, but warned that it was ready to fight for its demands.

“We gave an ultimatum and Buhari is taking us for granted. He feels what we warned against are mere threats. But he will understand at the expiration of the deadline if our demands are not me,” she stated, adding that Nigeria would see what it had never seen before.

But she would not be dragged into making comments on the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

She dismissed the question saying “We are Niger Delta Avengers not IPOB.”

The full interview will be published on Saturday.