MEND threatens further Niger Delta atrocities

NEXT, what do you mean by "MEND threaten further Niger Delta atrocities"? You are always a baised reporter in this subject. why don't you report the story as it is rather than taking sides with the oppressors. To you the wanton destruction of innocent lives and property in ijaw land by the so called JTF does not strike a cord of moral scrubles in your civilised heart.It is not atrocious to you,but those who rise to challenge criminalty in governance are branded as crimninals by the so called journalists like your breed. There is no doubt in my mind that people like you who are from the parasitic states that benefit from the blood oil nigeria is surviving on are apathetic to the feelings of the niger-delta poeple. God above is the arbiter in this matter and all shall be judged by God.

@ Mary J, methinks it is funny that NEXT has been accused on occasion (http://www.234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/News/5420226- 147/story.csp) comes to mind of favouring the 'militants' in its reporting. Y'all should please make up your minds as to which side NEXT is on. For some of us, what NEXT is doing is reporting both sides of the story as accurately and fairly as is possible. Thank you.

The issue of blowing up of more oil installation in the Niger Delta is not a favourable action for the whole inhabitant of the region and the Nigeria economy. But i see reason with the militant who now are forced to strike back on the operation of the JTF, which has only harden resolve of the people. You can stand by and allowed the killing of your people indiscriminately. It's high time the government in Abuja realise that military solution will only lead to aggressive tactics by the militants.

What will be will be! Who will live will live! All comments made here will not change the resolve of either the Federal govt or the militants. The real test lies in the hands of the State governors in the affected states to decide on which divide they are - in support or opposition of military action - and act accordingly.

thanks for what you are doing,think of it without information what will become of the people,information is what keep other societies at breast,whether on the side of mend on the jtf, please just keep up the good work

I honestly believe that NEXT is doing a fair reportage of the situation in the Niger Delta. MEND has transformed from a civil rights movement (if ever it was one) to a criminal organisation. The kidnapping of innocent people, extortion and the destabilisation of the region does not in any way advance the cause of the Niger Delta. Be that as it may, the JTF must keep to the rules of engagement as enshrined in the articles of the Fourth Geneva Convention. The wanton destruction of property and killing of civilians is NOT acceptable. These acts must be investigated and those responsible court martialled!

@Timi I quite agree, though MEND say they fight for their people why do they cause strive and more suffering. The cause of the Struggle has been twisted and peoples personal interest have interwined the operations. @Mary You should mind your tone and language, we all Nigerians and we need each other to survive expressions such as the one you insinuated above have caused genocides in other african nations, the oil money u scream about,if u take a good look 95% of Nigerians dont know what the revenues are used for, we all knw that these resources are only with a few people, as a true advocate of Niger Delta people u should start by probing the community heads, the local govt persons, the state goverments,the fed. Govts, and am sure u would find thaat there is no need accusing fellow masses. Most nigerians are suffering and that's d truth irrespective of region or position.we have been denied of basic necessities,things that would identify us and make us live like humans, just for the benefit of a few, a minute few people. That is the only truth to the whole issue and it breaks my heart because the greed and the equivalent suffering are both to the extremes...and though i feel all leaders shd be executed, this thot will make me just like them.

@Eloho, Mary is among a set of people that sit back in their respective villages or towns and criticise the other regions for using money gotten from resources in the Niger Delta to develope themselves. Has Mary ever travelled to villages in Jigawa, Sokoto, Anambra or Ekiti? She will discover that the masses suffer from the same lack of infrastructure like those in the Niger Delta. The only difference perhaps is the level of pollution peculiar to the Delta which the 13% though not adequate seeks to address. Let the small figure allocated to the region be judiciously utilised and I tell u the region will never be the same. Those from the Niger Delta must seperate criminality from genuine grievance. Tompolo is a multi billionaire, do we say he is holding the wealth in trust for other Niger Deltans? Dont be deceived the militants are criminals motivated by sheer greed and a desire to manipulate masses like you to their advantage. We are all Nigerians and no one will hold us to ransome on the basis of resource control. We now know who the real parasites are: those that sit in the bush expecting that every resource derived from their region must go to them even when they did not make any qualitative input in the extraction process.

Eloho, Moses and Timi i do not comprehend the reason why there should be this criticism of each other opinion, that you people have just engage yourselves in. The Niger Delta is bigger than Tompolo and any group of militants, larger part of the Nigeria population do not understand what this people living in the region have suffered or gone through in the arms of why government let alone the oil multinationals who have taken advantage of this negligence by the government to use less effective means to explore the oil with open gas flaring in other to cut cost and increase their profit which they use to develop their respective countries. We all in Nigeria have a stake in the problem of the Niger Delta, for this reason we should forge a common front against the government weather local, state and federal to change their attitude towards the Nigeria masses like me and you. And another fowl that i what to cry is the decision of the present government in Abuja to engage in this all out war in the Niger Delta, i see this move as a premeditated action to divert attention From the government who made countless of promises to the Nigeria people during their election campaign for office, seeing they wont be able to deliver on their promises because of lack of will and resolve decided to initiate this war. If not true the present administration has being in power for two years now, none of the agendas initiated have being realised or close to realisation, Nigeria constitution allocate four years for every tenure of governance and within this four years every committed leader can turn things round. But they continue to fool us that four years is not enough to do anything, because they wont to stay in power and carryout their agendas and that of their cronies. Lastly Niger Delta complication can not be silent with bombs, guns or military incursion, the issue is on the shoulder of every patriotic citizen of Nigeria, if the right thing is not done now it will be to our collective responsibility if it spiral out of control. Its the right of everybody to air their view but constructively as is expected of people with sound mind. We should not be distracted or neither be deceived by the government they know what to do to silent the agitation in the Niger Delta, so let them do it with patriotic spirit of brotherhood and of people with common destiny. Nigeria is our country and we all own duty to her.

god save us

yes,yes,yes,yes,i no my dad,is the course of all this frustrations now that we're suffering around the region,if not for his selfish attitude all these things will not get to this stage,am fully in support of the militants group,and i wish i could join the govt,cos the they no the truth and still hiding.more solders will die,they please stop killing innocent people.....thank you