Niger Delta militants petition Tinubu, threaten to shutdown major gas plant

Chairmen of the Delta and Edo States Phase 2 Ex-Agitators of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP) have petitioned President Bola Tinubu and the Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Programme, Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd), over N320 million alleged to have been hijacked by six ex-agitators from Ekianwuru camp in Bayelsa State.

At a press briefing held in Warri by the Delta State Chairman, Gen. Solomon Adu, the Edo State Chairman, Gen. London Gbuke and Gen Julius Belemu from Bayelsa, the agitators said the N320 million allegedly hijacked by few ex militants from Bayelsa was meant for the entire phase 2 ex-agitators in the Niger Delta region.

The Phase 2 ex-agitators have also threatened to shut down the Utorogun Gas Plant within the next two weeks.

According to them, if the N320 million was not submitted for sharing among the Niger Delta states ex-agitators, there will be dire consequences for the country.

They accused the Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Programme, Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (Retd) of poor handling of affairs of the ex-agitators in the region.

“The N320 million cannot be hijacked by few persons from Bayelsa in the name of Ekianwuru Ex-Agitators Camp because they are at the forefront of struggle for the money and the Interim Administrator of the Amnesty Programme, Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu is not saying or doing anything about it.

“We will not hesitate to carry out action if now and the next 14 days the issue is not addressed or given immediate attention by the led administration of Maj-Gen Barry Ndiomu (retd) to avoid issues in the region,” the agitators declared.