Henry Okah
credits: naijagists.com
credits: naijagists.com
A
suspected faction of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger
Delta, loyal to Mr. Henry Okah, who was convicted by a South African
Court for the October 1, 2010 bombing in Abuja, has threatened renewed
attacks in the country.
MEND in a statement titled “Conviction
of our leader, Mr. Henry Okah,” signed by one Comrade Azizi, said the
organisation would target multinational oil firms and South African
firms operating in the country.
Azizi in the statement that was published in Sahara Reporters
on Staurday, also threatened that the series of attacks being planned
by MEND would not be restricted to targets in the oil rich Niger Delta
but the entire country.
MEND in the statement also placed a ban
on the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Mr. Godsday Orubebe, from
visiting the Niger Delta.
“All oil companies, (foreign or local)
should start parking up from the region as this might be the last
warning; we really will not want civilians to be caught in between so
please take this warning seriously.
“And finally to the South Africa
companies: we made some promises before and now we are repeating same,
leave Nigeria totally. There will be massive and aggressive campaign on
all companies owned, operated and affiliated to the South African
citizens or their government both in Nigeria, Western and Southern
Africa respectively.”
The Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, did not pick the
repeated calls placed to his mobile telephone neither did he respond to a
text message sent to him on the issue.
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