Niger-Delta Militants Demand N1Bn Compensation, Issues June 21 As Deadline

The leadership of Niger Liberation Force (NDLF), a militant group in the Niger Delta,  has demanded N1bn from the Federal Government as compensation for what it described as “the extra judicial murder of its leader, General John Togo, aerial bombing and killing of innocent citizens of Ayakoromor community by soldiers of the Joint Task Force.

The NDLF demand is coming on the heels of the alleged Federal Government payment of N100m compensation to the family of the slain leader of the Islamist group, Boko Haram, Mohammed Yusuf who was reportedly killed by the police in custody.
Spokesman for the NDLF, Capt Mark Anthony,  in a statement made available to Sunday Vanguard, said unlike  Boko Haram that went bombing and killing innocent citizens, agitation was for local control of oil revenue arising from decades of years of criminal injustice and balkanization by the Nigerian government and did not go about the streets of  Niger Delta to murder innocent citizens and security operatives.
The group, which flayed the Federal Government decision to compensate the family of the Boko Haram leader who died in police custody, threatened to return to the creeks if government  refused to make compensation through its legal representatives on or before June 21, 2012.

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Posted: at 11-06-2012 09:48 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Yes Government must pay.

Posted: at 11-06-2012 10:17 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

Wat kind of joke is dis. So nigeria money is for d few. So now they have to compensate a dead person who brought terrorism in d country. Will dat stop d boko ram frm killing innocent people. Dis is madness.

Posted: at 11-06-2012 10:23 AM (12 years ago) | Addicted Hero

na wa ooooooooooooooooooooo

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Posted: at 11-06-2012 10:25 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

GO PLAY FOR SHIT ABEG.

Posted: at 11-06-2012 10:37 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

OH MY GOD!  NOT AGAIN!!  MY PITY GOES TO THE MASSES THAT ARE IN NIGERIA, BECAUSE WHEN ELEPHANT AND ELEPHANT ARE FIGHTING, IT IS THE GRASS THAT SUFFERS THE PAIN.

Posted: at 11-06-2012 10:58 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Well said Guyz... How can Govt. pay 100M to terrorist family member is that nt rubbish..For what reason was the compensation? Not to talk of thousands of people that lost members of their family through police brutality. What is been done to that... 100 Million compensation and Almajiri school is the highest injustice and marginalization to south.

Posted: at 11-06-2012 11:15 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie

If they could compensate Boko Haram Leader that goes about killing innocent people, then they should pay them.......
They are only demanding this because the government did injustice to the souls of the people boko haram killed by compensating their leader! So they should also pay these niger deltans. Since they don't know what to do with our national treasure..............
God will judge some people in this country!

Posted: at 11-06-2012 11:48 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

hmmm, another trouble on sight...... abeg which season are we watching now?

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Posted: at 11-06-2012 12:03 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

1bn you don hammer but pity govt nao.

Posted: at 11-06-2012 12:20 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie