The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA militant group has been warned by the leaders of a militant group under the aegis of the Aggrieved Youth Movement, AYM, to vacate the state.
The AYM group based in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni local government area of Rivers State issued the stern statement through its leader, Don Waney.
The AYM which had already partnered with the government by accepting the amnesty gesture further urged the Avengers militant group to embrace the program or vacate the land altogether.
Wney while speaking to journalists at his country home in Rivers state said: “On a strong note, we are non-violent and we shall remain so in our collective agitation for a better ONELGA, Orashi and Rivers State. In the light of this, we call on the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) group to leave ONELGA and Orashi region out of their targets.
“We are against the bombing and destruction of vital oil and gas installations in our communities. We shall not allow them or any of their type to enter our land. We want peace and development and that is what we have signed with our father and governor, Nyesom Wike. Rivers State is peaceful and we do not want outsiders to cause crisis and general insecurity in our State again.”
Waney further commended the efforts of the state Governor, Nyesom Wike in seeing that the state remains peaceful. He added: “We have accordingly accepted amnesty gesture the government has granted us. We salute the governor for his love for the sanctity of lives of some young people, who may have been deceived in the past. We believe that the amnesty will go a long way to transform for good, the lives of these youngsters.
“We hereby call on other armed groups to embrace the amnesty programme and give up militancy, so that together, we can benefit from the development efforts of the Rivers State government.
“We also urge the Federal Government to look in our direction and ensure that the post-amnesty programme covers all oil and gas producing communities in the Niger Delta, since we, too, are major stakeholders.”
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