Niger Delta Militants Furious at Boko Haram tag, say they only want to Break Away

Several Niger Delta militant groups have been popping up with alarming regularity and some of their threats and actions led a top Northern politician, Junaid Mohammed to compare them with terrorist group Boko Haram.

In a statement in response to this, one of the militant groups in the region, Niger Delta Sea Commandos (NDSC) have hit back. The statement signed by the spokesperson of the group, Major Osama Blatter stated that the NDSC were not terrorists but rather agitators fighting for their right.

They stated that they were not being funded by any politician and that they have nothing in common with Boko Haram. They stated that their only wish was to break away from the country and stop the oppression against their people.

The statement said, “We commend Junaid for remembering that Boko Haram is a terrorist group, but we want to unequivocally tell the ethnic bigot that we are just agitators and not terrorists. Our activities and Boko Haram cannot be compared.”

“We are not deterred by the call by Junaid Mohammed because such calls will only facilitate the crumbling of Nigeria, which is what we are after. Junaid should be informed that we never begged to be appeased by Hausa/Fulani President, Muhammadu Buhari.”

“We are only fighting to leave Nigeria, which has enslaved and exploited us for too long. We are not sponsored by any politician, but it a civic duty required of us to liberate us people from slavery”