Militants give condition to stop bombings in N/Delta
Tue Jan 19, 2016 08:48:am National
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Top militant leaders, who have claimed responsibility for the bombing of oil installation in the Niger Delta and major oil depots in the South-West have given conditions under which they would stop the renewed bombing, reports Vanguard.
The bombing of oil installations in the Niger Delta commenced last week as militants blew up major oil and gas pipelines in the area.
The militants said they would only drop their arms when the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu meets and negotiates with them.
The militants gave the conditions after a secret meeting involving their leaders from the Niger Delta and their counterparts in Alepo, Agric, Epe, Ikorodu, Itoki and Igbokoda areas of Lagos.
They are also demanding amnesty for their members to avoid being persecuted by security agencies.
They said they had been pleading for amnesty since the days of the President Jonathan's administration but nobody took them into consideration.
The militants said they were not against the government but have genuine issues yet to be addressed by successive administrations in this country.
One of the top leaders, who gave his name as General Levi, said that they would not want to back down until the Petroleum Minister meets them and secures amnesty for their members to avoid being persecuted by security agencies.
Levi said: "We are ready to drop our arms and denounce hostility with the government on the condition that the Minister of Petroleum will meet with us and hear our own side of the story. We are not against the government but we have genuine issues yet to be addressed by successive administrations in this country.
"We are ready to commence discussion and denounce association with this present situation. From now henceforth, we are ready to block any channel for anyone not to go through to bomb oil pipelines."
The bombing of oil installations in the Niger Delta commenced last week as militants blew up major oil and gas pipelines in the area.
The bombing of oil installations in the Niger Delta commenced last week as militants blew up major oil and gas pipelines in the area.
The militants said they would only drop their arms when the Minister of State for Petroleum, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu meets and negotiates with them.
The militants gave the conditions after a secret meeting involving their leaders from the Niger Delta and their counterparts in Alepo, Agric, Epe, Ikorodu, Itoki and Igbokoda areas of Lagos.
They are also demanding amnesty for their members to avoid being persecuted by security agencies.
They said they had been pleading for amnesty since the days of the President Jonathan's administration but nobody took them into consideration.
The militants said they were not against the government but have genuine issues yet to be addressed by successive administrations in this country.
One of the top leaders, who gave his name as General Levi, said that they would not want to back down until the Petroleum Minister meets them and secures amnesty for their members to avoid being persecuted by security agencies.
Levi said: "We are ready to drop our arms and denounce hostility with the government on the condition that the Minister of Petroleum will meet with us and hear our own side of the story. We are not against the government but we have genuine issues yet to be addressed by successive administrations in this country.
"We are ready to commence discussion and denounce association with this present situation. From now henceforth, we are ready to block any channel for anyone not to go through to bomb oil pipelines."
The bombing of oil installations in the Niger Delta commenced last week as militants blew up major oil and gas pipelines in the area.
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