Edwin Clark, convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has faulted the comparison of bandits with Niger Delta youths. Ahmed Yerima, a former governor of Zamfara state, had asked President
convener of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum , has faulted the comparison of bandits with Niger Delta youths.
“The case of the Niger Delta agitators is quite different from the case of these murderous, blood-thirsty villains, who have taken up arms against the state, using different names, whether as Boko Haram, bandits, killer herdsmen, kidnappers, etc.,” Clark said. “Once again, I wish to advise the federal government to tread cautiously, except they have prepared another operation crocodile smile’. Wake not a sleeping lion. This is not a threat; it is a clarion call for peace.
“The whole mangrove forest is damaged; people can no longer fish which of course is the peoples’ main source of protein. The dangerous emission from gas flaring is a serious health hazard to the people of the Niger Delta.Advertisement
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Tinubu receives presidents of Benin, Niger, Guinea-BissauThe presidents of Benin, Niger, and Guinea-Bissau arrived at the Aso Rock Villa, on Tuesday, to visit their Nigerian counterpart, Bola Tinubu.
Read more »
Tinubu Receives Presidents Of Benin, Niger, Guinea-Bissau In Aso Rock For ‘Private Meeting’ | Sahara ReportersPresidents Patrice Talon of Republic of Benin, Mohamed Bazoum of the Republic of Niger and Umaro Embaló of Republic of Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday visited President Bola Tinubu at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Also in the company of the Heads of State who arrived at the Presidential Villa, Abuja for a talk with President Tinubu is the President of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) Commission, Touray Assumes. A few minutes after the West African leaders’ arrival, Tinubu led them into a private session at his office.
Read more »
Niger gov creates 15 new ministriesThe Niger State Governor, Mallam Mohammed Bago, has directed the immediate expansion of the ministries in the state from 25 to 40.
Read more »
Nigerian Army Troops Kill Two ESN Fighters, Arrest Five Others In Delta State | Sahara ReportersThe Nigerian Army has said that its combined troops of 63 Brigade with the Nigerian police and operatives of the Department of State Services shot dead two Eastern Security Network (ESN) fighters and arrested five others after an encounter in Asaba, Delta State. The army said in a release that the encounter followed distress calls that the community was under attack, adding that some of “the terrorists fled to their hideout around Okpanam river.”
Read more »
Troops neutralise ESN/IPOB fighters in DeltaCombined troops of the 63 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, officers of the Nigeria Police, and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have
Read more »
Tinubu orders probe into shooting of two-year-old during NDLEA raid in Delta | TheCablePresident Bola Tinubu has ordered an investigation into the shooting of Ivan Omhonrina, a two-year-old killed during a raid in Delta state.
Read more »