Eight soldiers were feared dead yesterday when their gunboats came under attack at Onitsha river. And the Niger Delta militant group, Concerned Militant Leaders (CML), has claimed responsibility for the attack.
Group’s süokesman, simply known as General Ben, said this yesterday on social media.
He also disclosed that CML executed the operation in Nkpor, which claimed three lives, apart from the burning of a police patrol van in Onitsha.
General Ben said the group’s action was aimed to demonstrate to the Federal Government and to tell security agencies not undermine the activities of the Niger Delta militants, or think that their operations were limited to the Niger Delta region.
He revealed that CML was working in conjunction with the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) with the goal of crippling the nation’s economy.
Ben wrote “My men were responsible for the killing of eight soldiers at Onitsha river. They were killed when my men attacked their military gunboat in Onitsha. We are responsible for the incident in Nkpor near Onitsha.
“It may sound doubtful; but we want to tell Nigerians that we are not limited to Niger Delta region. This is a warning to the Nigerian government that no amount of security threat will deter us. More attacks will still take place.
“We stand by every ultimatum given to any group or company. We will touch the soul of the economy of this nation. We are not interested in resources but, sovereignty”.
He hinted that it was not their intention to strike yesterday in solidarity with the anniversary of the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).
“We had to execute the operation to teach the military lesson. We have been quiet for a long time, but time for action has come”, he vowed.
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