Niger Delta group alleges plan to assassinate Jonathan, Mark, COAS •Warns of disintegration of Nigeria

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Niger Delta group alleges plan to assassinate Jonathan, Mark, COAS •Warns of disintegration of Nigeria

Written by Okey Muogbo, Abuja Monday, 09 January 2012

NIGER Delta leaders on Sunday alleged that some people were planning to assassinate President Goodluck Jonathan, Senate president, David Mark, Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant-General Onyeador Ihejirika and warned that the country would face crisis if any harm came to their son.

Addressing journalists in Abuja, president of the Ijaw Youth Council, Miabiye Kuromiama also alleged that the planners of the assassination want to hide under the guise of hardship caused by the withdrawal of subsidy on petrol to execute their plot.

Kuromiama, who declined to answer questions after the briefing, was accompanied by Alhaji Asari Dokubo of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force and other leaders of the South-South group.

Text of the address reads: “Leaders of the Niger Delta involved in the long struggles to re-invent and revive the dire political and socio-economic conditions of this country Nigeria, draw the attention of all Nigerians and the global community to an advanced conspiracy and plot to destabilise and disintegrate the country in the coming days and weeks.

“The promoters of this plot seek to achieve their aims by assassinating the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and also eliminate very senior military and security officers from the South and Middle Belt of Nigeria, including and particularly the Chief of Army Staff General Ihejerika; the Senate President David Mark and the National Security Adviser General Owoye Azazi (retd).

“Those identified in this sinister plot include retired senior military and security officers who are working quietly with some serving officers, some “powerful” opportunistic businessmen who benefit from existing incentives for corruption and profiteering in the economy, including current subsidy on PMS otherwise called petrol and whose business is threatened by current government policy.

“Also in alliance with them are corrupt and disgruntled politicians who are for once currently outside the corridors of Nigeria’s political power reality after over 40 years of monopolising power and manipulating the people.

“This plot is now almost perfected by certain disgruntled elements in Nigeria and their co-conspirators.

“They are currently unconcerned that the nation is at economic crossroads and are actively playing on the emotions and pains of fellow Nigerians by politicising, sponsoring and organising activities to heat-up the polity through strikes, civil disobedience and legislative activism to prepare the ground for the plans.

“Having been aware and studying the development of the situation since the emergence of a Niger Delta son in the leadership of this country, we have resolved to take serious steps to guarantee the security and survival of our people in the Niger Delta. We also advise all Nigerians to be aware of this plot, its deeper motivations, implications and the consequences that will befall all of us.

“Accordingly, we strongly and unequivocally warn that a plot against the life of the president and the derailment of this government is likely to spell disaster for this country and bring untold and sustained hardship to the masses far worse than any temporary pains of a deregulated downstream petroleum sector is likely to cause.

“We have always been aware, as many other Nigerians and the world over, that the struggle for power and control of government in Nigeria by political forces in the name of ethnic, religious, regional or group-based interest has been to access and control the oil and gas resources from the Niger Delta by this kind of persons.

“Nigerians currently have time and space for two peaceful opportunities: re-negotiating a new basis of our continued corporate co-existence as a nation; negotiating a peaceful dissolution of the Nigerian State as was the case with USSR, Ethiopia, and Czechoslovakia.

“Or do we allow the country to slide into a bloody disintegration of Africa and the Black race’s largest democracy, as did Sudan and Yugoslavia? As it appears now, the Sudan and Yugoslavia option is now very apparent and fearfully looming as the anarchy and potential loss of innocent lives, including plans to assassinate or overthrow the government of Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan portrays. This is totally unnecessary.

“If and when the plan is executed, Niger Delta nation and peoples know exactly what steps to take and will not hesitate to progress with necessary measures towards such steps forthwith.”

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RE: DISINTERGRATION OF NIGERIA
written by charles chima, January 09, 2012

Is this where we are heading to.? Let us beware

Mr President
written by Awerije, January 09, 2012

Nigeria has the potential to joint the emerging economy such China, India, Brazil, South Afric etc, the citizen must be willing to make sacrifice and not to be force to achive greatness. If they allow themselves to be decive by those that want to milk them, there is nothing you could offer to stop it than to educate them. May be is not time of greatness, ignore their complains and carry on as usuage.

SS are no more working
written by saidu, January 09, 2012

when did these people know morethan sss? something is wrong with this govt.
they shall give the basis of their claim or face a conspiracy charges. IT IS JUST ILLUSION

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A stich in time
written by EDOBOR FREDERICK ODARO, January 09, 2012

I believe that we should vote on a peaceful disentegration of this country into four parts.And if this evil pepetrators knows what is gud for this nation, dey should be advice to shield their sleevs.

Re: Assassination of the President and others
written by MydreamedNigeria, January 09, 2012

It is very unfortunate that in Nigeria today criminals who have paved their way into acceptance today are applauded as democratic citizens. The so-called Ijaw Youth have failed to state to us the suspect of such heinious crime, and beside they have forgotten that the-so-much-adorned-son they are now claiming is theirs was placed there by a COUNTRY not just an ETHNIC GROUP. People from different parts of this country voted the president who today has failed to KEEP HIS WORDS TO NIGERIANS: a man I once thought could keep to his words; alas it appears he lacks the necessity condiment of INTEGRITY.
Beside, it is time Nigerians come together and detect what they want as a country instead of talking about OUR SON and they should note that no Nigerian is scared of the THREATS GIVEN BY THIS CRIMINAL CLAIMING A SON THEY CAN NOT HELP TO BUILD A COUNTRY WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE LISTEN TO. If as they claimed is their son, then they should inform him to learn to do things that would make Nigerians believe that he is different from other presidents in the past.

Mr
written by Fortune, January 09, 2012

Although the present administration and past ones have failed Nigerians abysmally it should be any excuse to beat the drums of war or breakup of Nigeria because it is the commonman that will suffer. At the slightest hint of serious conflict in Nigeria Goodluck Jonathan and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala will flee the country with the next available flight to the USA. These leaders of Nigeria have nothing to lose because their children and investments are all in the USA. Let NIgerians not be tricked to sleepwalk into a trap by these corrupt leaders of Nigeria.

Niger Delta don't Ever Threaten US Again
written by Michaeldon, January 09, 2012

Niger Delta can not be threaten us for War, let face it and we will know who will win, you better speak to your Son Goodluck, Nigeria Hate him now because people are suffer since he is our president, ASUU Strike For Student , we have many resource in Nigeria Than Petroleum, even Ghana And Cameroon and Egypt that doesn't have Petroleum are living Good and Peace so why us Nigeria suffer on our Land, That is Unfair. So All Niger Delta Listen Beware , Yoruba and Hausa will not Allow this , we most fight until our last Drop, If you Want Peace stop threaten Us and Reduce the price of the Fuel for Nigeria, this is good step at the wrong time for people

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never again
written by Nosa, January 09, 2012

For long the people of Niger Delta and the south have been put aside and their son (Ken Saro Wiwa) taken away for saying the truth. However, before his death he said " I am using pen and paper to ask for what is ours, those that shall come after me will use arms to ask for their rigth") this is what is happening. There is no need to wait till these plot come into place. The time is now, 50:50. I have seen personally with my two eyes Northerners in Warri, Benin, are packing themselves into trucks like goods and heading to the north to build up the anti-south sentiments.
We cant keep looking... I urged everyone to build up a potential defence mechnism that is ready to move into action ASAP. This is Nigeria's cold war.

Alhaji.
written by IdrisTuraki H., January 09, 2012

No Jupiter will think of overthrowing the Government of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan because,even a full knows that it will never work for those who believe will continue to live sucking the Blood of poor Nigerians.We are solely behind him.

NIGERIA IS AT CROSSROAD
written by Rev Donald Maika, January 09, 2012

Any attempts to truncate this Government under Dr. GoodLuck jonathan will spell doom in this Country-No section of this country has the exclusive monopoly of violence- Power Belong to Almighty God.

mr
written by Olufemi Adeniyi, January 09, 2012

We do not want our president assasinated or the government derailed, all what we want is fair and applicable policies, not arbitrary and harsh policies. Any one that tries to assasinate the president wants to kill millions of Nigeria and any sensible or peace loving person should not try to forment trouble that he cannot stop or predict the end. I do not support the policy of sudden and sharp removal of subsidy and I will not support assasination of our president, no matter how good or bad he is. May God save Nigeria from ENEMIES WITHIN

Re-Allegation by Nigerdeltans
written by Berry, January 09, 2012

Kuromiama should be arrested to say more about the plot or else he is their leader. Hafizu Ringim should take note.

Assassinating Their Son
written by Abubakar Abba, January 09, 2012

So if a Nigerian has enough information to address apress conference informing all that there were plans to assassinate some individuals he must me loaded with tons of information. But come to think of it, why the need for 920m defence budgetwith such talent. Over here, one plus one is definitely not two.

Mr
written by Aniegbunem Agbobu, January 09, 2012

Mr Jonathan if you are not a 'MUMU' then you are very decietful person. This is my posting months ago and i was called very unprintable names. You can not be double speaking and speaking from both sides of your mouth. Mr Jonathan please tell us the person you are. You know from day one that Boko haram is in your government and security services, but because you needed their support, you were too weak, too insicere to criticise or castigate them. Mr jonathan what has changed? Is it the recentment and general strike that you know will cinsume you and your government?

Mr Jonathan you and your security people are being very economical with the actualite or truth. You and your government have actionable intelligence on boko haram and their leaders. The problem is that you do not have the guts to go after them, because this is pay back time. Mr President do you want Nigerians to believe that your government has no intelligence foot on the ground or that your security forces have not infiltrated these cheap thugs called boko haram? If you want Nigerians to believe this bolony, then you want Nigerians to believe every thing. The sponsors of these thugs boko haram walk in and out of Aso Rock on a daily basis. You know that if you and your government name and shame them Aso rock will burn in a manner of speaking. Mr Jonathan continue to pussy foot with these thugs boko haram and their sponsors and be ready for a military coup, which is their main intention. Mr jonathan you may be thinking that coups are no longer fashionable, but let me remind you that in politics there are no permanent friends but permanent interest. The impression has been established that Nigeria is now ungovernable and that there is anarcy. These are perfect reasons for a military coup. Please do not say that you were not put on notice or not warned

TIME TO PART WAYS
written by Olumide O, January 09, 2012

All this while we've being living under the illusion of one nation.Unfortunately or fortunately, time has come to righten the wrong of 1914 madness! OPC, NDVF, we are eagerly waiting for action, and ready to come down to lead 'physically'The sooner the better!!!

Asari Dokubo and the Gang of Rogues
written by Maidusa, January 10, 2012

Imagine these criminals coming out as government spokesmen. Are they taking over the job of security agencies? The militants/terrorists of Niger Delta are worse than BH. They are among the most corrupt illegal oil bunkerers with their leader Chief Clark. Nija don spoil.

hogwash
written by mimieexxx, January 11, 2012

This is hogwash.who are these goons coming out to threaten and make such unconfirmed statement.I won't be suprised if dey have been payed to utter such nonsense.I am wondering when dey became sss of nigeria.if jonathan is really their son dey shud call him to order and put sentiments aside and stop looking for who to blame for this failed jonathan-led government.nobody is interested in what militants have to say.make urself productive and stop lookin for attention where it won't be given!!!