The militant group, in a statement signed by Jomo Gbomo, said the proposed attack would be in protest against the arrest of innocent people in connection with the October 1, Independence anniversay bomb blasts.
It stated that “in an obvious attempt to intimidate anyone opposed to the presidential ambition of President Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian government, hiding under the cloak of terrorist hunters, has been witch-hunting, falsely accusing and harassing its perceived opponents.”
According to the group, a perfect opportunity emerged on October 1, 2010 after the movement detonated car bombs in a symbolic attack in Abuja for “which we reaffirm responsibility, but with regrets to the avoidable loss of lives.”
The group noted that President Jonathan’s administration responded by arresting innocent persons on trumped-up charges, linking them with the attack.
“From Chief Raymond Dokpesi, which indirectly was pointing at former military Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, to Henry Okah in South Africa, the government has also named and arrested persons not connected with our actions as suspects and masterminds,” the group said.
MEND stated that the South African government was playing partial role over the Independence day bombing in its handling of the Henry Okah issue because the Nigerian government had threatened to nationalise the South Africa communication giant, MTN.
“Since the court in South Africa has turned into a kangaroo one that is scandalously biased, and both governments are bent on blaming innocent persons on ridiculous insinuations and unrelated evidence, we have decided to carry out another attack in Abuja without altering our mode of operation to prove the suspects innocence.
“As usual, we will give a 30 minutes advance warning to avoid civilian casualties, then sit back and watch how the blame game will be played out on all those already falsely accused,” it added.
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