BY Emma Amaize, Warri

MILITANTS,  under the aegis of Niger-Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, yesterday washed their hands off the plot by  Movement for the Emanicpation of Niger-Delta, MEND, to ruin today’s 51st   Independence anniversary celebration  in Abuja with bomb explosions.

NDLF,  in a statement, signed by its spokesman, “Captain” Mark Anthony, condemned the  scheme, saying MEND  had outlived its usefulness, as it was  no longer representing  the interest of the people of Niger-Delta.

The statement reads in part: “The leadership of Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) hereby categorically states that the purported threat of bomb blast on 1st October, 2011 to mar the 51st independence celebration from the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) does not represent the interest of the good people in the Niger Delta struggle and we,  NDLF,  a very strong organization,  condemns the threat of  the MEND- planned October 1 celebration bomb blast’.

‘We challenge MEND to withdraw from its planned action, if it  has genuine interest for Niger Delta people. You cannot claim to be fighting for Niger Delta people and poor Nigerians and go about roasting the same poor people with bomb blast. This similar bomb blast,  last year,  that MEND claimed responsibility at Eagle Square,  remains a point of suspicion among key players of former MEND commanders”, it stated.

According to the group, “I[b]f for any reason,  organization like MEND,  which is the symbol of Niger Delta armed struggle detonates bomb on independene day  celebration on the excuse that Nigeria not worthy of celebration with  a Niger Delta man as President of the federation, then, it is  clear blackmail on the current administration being sponsored by opponents of the administration’.[/b]

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/militants-disown-mend/

Mend is dead, the real people who ran mend, have accepted the amnesty program. The remnats led by the Okah's were taken out after the last October 1 st incident

jason123:

BY Emma Amaize, Warri

MILITANTS,  under the aegis of Niger-Delta Liberation Force, NDLF, yesterday washed their hands off the plot by  Movement for the Emanicpation of Niger-Delta, MEND, to ruin today’s 51st   Independence anniversary celebration  in Abuja with bomb explosions.

NDLF,  in a statement, signed by its spokesman, “Captain” [/b]Mark Anthony, condemned the  scheme, [b]saying MEND  had outlived its usefulness, as it was  no longer representing  the interest of the people of Niger-Delta.

The statement reads in part: “The leadership of Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) hereby categorically states that the purported threat of bomb blast on 1st October, 2011 to mar the 51st independence celebration from the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) does not represent the interest of the good people in the Niger Delta struggle and we,  NDLF,  a very strong organization,  condemns the threat of  the MEND- planned October 1 celebration bomb blast’.

‘We challenge MEND to withdraw from its planned action, if it  has genuine interest for Niger Delta people. You cannot claim to be fighting for Niger Delta people and poor Nigerians and go about roasting the same poor people with bomb blast. This similar bomb blast,  last year,  that MEND claimed responsibility at Eagle Square,  remains a point of suspicion among key players of former MEND commanders”, it stated.

According to the group, “I[b]f for any reason,  organization like MEND,  which is the symbol of Niger Delta armed struggle detonates bomb on independene day  celebration on the excuse that Nigeria not worthy of celebration with  a Niger Delta man as President of the federation, then, it is  clear blackmail on the current administration being sponsored by opponents of the administration’.[/b]

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/10/militants-disown-mend/

MEND has become a huge joke, I suggest they cease to exist as they seem not to know what they are emancipating for. Glad to know that there are still reasonable organisations like NDLF in the Nigeri-delta

In a security conscious nation both parties should be hiding by now

So now that MEND is no more, Has the Niger Delta been emancipated?

dont mind dem, na because the bombing no happen this time around.

They need amnesty to repent.

Most people that are making noise on this forum will fuckingly fail when they are giving the post of a primary school headmaster.

just because their plan failed;; @@idiots@@

“The leadership of Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) hereby categorically states that the purported threat of bomb blast on 1st October, 2011 to mar the 51st independence celebration from the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) does not represent the interest of the good people in the Niger Delta struggle and we, NDLF, a very strong organization, condemns the threat of the MEND- planned October 1 celebration bomb blast’.''

This is exactly what i expect from northern leaders regarding boko haram etc

dayokanu:

So now that MEND is no more, Has the Niger Delta been emancipated?

Of course.

as a true 9ja deltan 4rm bayelsa state. I believe those dark days of arm struggle are over. Those threats r frm criminals posing as MEND. The ex-militants r happy with the amnesty packages they r getting presently frm d govt.

^^

So can we say the motive for establishing MEND has been achieved?

Has the Naija Delta been emancipated?