Former Minister of Defence, Gen. TY Danjuma has asked the federal government to arrest Asari Dokubo, Government Tompolo, Boyloaf and others over their unguarded utterances by declaring war against the nation if President Goodluck loses the February 14 election.
Gen Danjuma stated this while commissioning the permanent site of North West University, Kano said the threat by the Niger Delta militants was highly irresponsible..
“You should arrest Asari Dokubo, Tompolo, Boyloaf and other Niger Delta militants for making reckless statements, which in any way does not mean keeping Nigeria as one entity. They create a war situation.
“Those were reckless statements coming from irresponsible individuals; they should be condemned and arrested immediately,” he said.
In a situation like this, the issue of entrenching peace in the country, is what is needed most. We should not allow some miscreants to hold us to ransom,” he said.
Danjuma, who served as a Defence minister during the Olusegun Obasanjo administration, added, “Nigeria belongs to everybody and we must do everything possible to safeguard her unity.”
“As we are approaching election time, we must strive to ensure that important issues are thoroughly discussed but not personalities. We want to have a perfect election where no one would have an axe to grind with anybody.
“Once politicians base their campaigns on issues not personalities and avoid anything capable of causing disaffection, I am confident that we would have foul-free elections.”
It will be recalled that Dokubo-Asari, had at a meeting last week Friday at the Bayelsa State Government House, Yenagoa, said “For every Goliath, God created a David. For every Pharaoh, there is a Moses. We are going to war. Every one of you should go and fortify yourself.”
At the meeting were Governor Seriake Dickson, Ekpudomenowei, Victor Ebikabowei (aka Boy Loaf), the Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs, Kingsley Kuku and the President General, the Ijaw Youth Council, Udengs Eradiri.
Boyloaf also said at the meeting that if the North succeeded in regaining power on February 14, the people of the Niger Delta would take their oil back.
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