Daily Independent (Lagos)
25 May 2009
Nine hostages were on Sunday rescued by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Gbaramatu community, one of the main theatres of battle between troops and militants in Delta State, in addition to the three Filipinos freed in the area on Saturday.
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This Day (Lagos)
25 May 2009
As the military onslaught against militants in the Niger Delta region enters its 13th day, the Joint Task Force (JTF) said yesterday that there would be no let-off in the fight in the creeks until its men abducted were rescued.
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The people of the area should submit to Millitary order and focus on our One Nigeria, But they are not to blame because this is their own Biafran war, but Government should take it easy on civilans there, because all is not millitant (Rebels)
The people of the area should understand that we all have accepted to be one Nigeria weather you like it or not, because their people are there when our one Nigeria was sign, let known body violet it
ONE NIGERIA WILL TAKE ITS STANDS IF THE FEDERAL GOVT. ADMITS HER RESPONSIBILITIES ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RURAL AREAS IN NIGER DELTA REGION. AS A MATTER OF FACT, JTF MUST STOP THEIR ONSLAUGHT AGAINST NIGER DELTA REGION OR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Perhaps the corrupt Nigerian govt will stop digging itself into a much deeper hole when the national income accruing to the federal coffers reaches zero for which the Patriots have nothing to lose. That is when Emperor Yar's administration and his foreign MNE masters, for which he is killing innocent Nigerians to please, will soon realize their errors that this is a war of attrition; let us see who will blink, first. Malam Yar has opened the Pandora's Box - let’s see how he puts the genie back into the bottle, unless it blows up in his face.
The so called criminality, militancy and restiveness of the Niger Delta youths is the outcome or better still 'refined product' of the 'crude' and insensitive exploitation and marginalisation that has taken place for over 50 years. The petro-dollars that were suppose to have made a difference in the region, have been largely stolen. The chickens have come home to roost. The major act of criminal neglect of the communities by the Federal Government is the root cause of the problem. The force of arms is not the solution.
Daily Trust (Abuja)
22 May 2009
Twelve soldiers are missing in action and the ongoing military campaign in the delta creeks will not end until they are found, Commander of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) code named Operation Restore Hope, Major General Bello Sarkin Yaki said in Warri yesterday.
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i will advise the militant to produce the body of the soldiers,and end the hostitility. figthting the govment will only worsen the case of the niger deltan people.they should try to achieve thiere agitatoins through dailogue.
all these military opersations are ridiculous african leaders are ready to sacrifice their poeple for a peace of bread offered to them by their masters. Stupid How comes a giant oil producer of oil (6th in the world) run out of fuel or fuel price sky rocketing. let MEND be a challange may be the gov't can change the policy I don't support the war , but the gov't is ridiculous
Daily Independent (Lagos)
22 May 2009
The ongoing crisis at Nigeria's oil rich Niger Delta on Thursday made crude to trade above $62 a barrel.
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Daily Independent (Lagos)
22 May 2009
Civil Liberty Organisation (CLO) said the Joint Task Force (JTF)'s military adventure in Gbaramatu and other communities across the Niger Delta region is a declaration of war by the Federal Government on not just the Niger Deltans but also on all Nigerians.
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Daily Independent (Lagos)
21 May 2009
There may be no end in sight to the ongoing oil war involving militants and the military in the Niger Delta, as the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) has given indication that the Army will be made to pay dearly for the destructions in Delta State.
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James Ibori was the governor of this state. During his time, Billions of petrol Dollar money was sunk in the state. He was currupt, and made no impact. He is an indegine.
NNDC was saddled with certain developmental responsibilities. Billions of petrol dollar money was sunk into it. Members of NNDC were all indegines.
Federal government in the past 10 years had sunk billions. All these money were stolen by the same leader of Niger Delta .. This does not exclude Executive Governors past and present, Chairmen of Local government in the states. These are the same people employing the service of the miscreants to preasure the Federal government to allocate more and more funds which have always gone under the drain.
Militants were remnants of criminals that were used by James Ibori to fight and won an illegitimate elections, he was also a miscreant during Abachas regime.
The criminal gangs are illitrates that have upturn a just struggle into a money making venture for themselves, and remained stooges of the likes of James Ibori and the gangs in government.
These miscreants should be stoped, not by the Federal government, not by the JTF, but by their irresponsible elders who encourages criminality in the name of struggle. This is because, at the end of time, their children, and great grand children will be the looser.
Biafra is instructive. Look at the possition of the Ibos today in the scheme of things in Nigeria since the civil war. While this is not commendable, any section of a whole (Federation) that attempted self determination in this manner is difficult to be trusted by others in future. Where is Ojukwu today???
I BELIEVE THIS IS THE WAR THAT WILL GIVE US INDEPENDENCE FROM NIGERIA. NIGER DELTA REPUBLIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If the nigeria govt call the miltants crimals then the president himself and all the members of the national assemble are all crimals,let us know their salaries. The whole of nig is fighting for what does not belong to them,the oil belongs to the niger delta people.The nig govt has declear war against the niger delta people just because of our oil,and our so called leaders of the ijaw people has failed us and sold our pride to the govt of nigeria