Niger Delta Searchlight (NDS) New Militant Group Rejects Current Dialogue With Federal Government

The group which goes by the name, the Niger Delta Searchlight (NDS), threatened to bigger bombing of oil installation, if the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) pulled out after the dialogue between government’s representatives and armed groups. The group has vowed to flout any ceasefire agreement between the Federal Government and other armed groups in Niger Delta.

The bombings and destruction of oil installations currently going on in Niger Delta will be nothing compared to what will come, if the Federal Government does not include recognised Niger Delta leaders in the current

In a statement yesterday, NDS said it was not comfortable with Niger Delta leaders spearheading the dialogue on behalf of armed agitators.

NDS added: “It is not true that all the bombings are done by the Niger Delta Avengers, but we have allowed them to claim responsibility to allow for cohesion in the struggle. But it is obvious that they are compromised, especially given their choice of representatives.

[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″]The group, which declined to give the names of its leaders, said: “We will not recognise any ceasefire agreement and we are ready to sustain the struggle until all oil firms in Niger Delta abandon the region. negotiations.”[/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″]“We want leaders who can command followership in the Niger Delta, who can state our demands without fear, not Abuja politicians who are only using the struggle as a platform to advance their selfish interests at the detriment of the overall interest of the region.”[/vc_column][/vc_row]