The ex-militant , now activist of the Niger Delta Volunteer Force (NDVF), Asari Dokuboon, on Friday, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, on issues bothering on security and oil theft in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
Dokubo met with the press after the meeting where he accused the military of corruption and blackmail of the government and the system, which is shameful.
The ex militant told the press that the present peace experience in Abuja-Kaduna highway was as a result of his men. According to him, “my men employed by Nigerian government” are the ones securing Abuja-Kaduna road and not Nigerian Army.
“There is a full-scale war going on and the blackmail of the Nigerian state by the Nigerian military is shameful. They said they do not have enough armament and people listen to this false narrative. They are lying. They are liars. I repeat they are liars because I am a participant.
“I am a participant in this war. I fight on the side of the government of the Nigerian state in Plateau, Niger, Anambra, Imo, Abia and Rivers. And in Abuja today, you are travelling to Kaduna on this road. It is not the army that makes it possible for you to travel to Abuja or travel to Kaduna, and vice versa. It is my men, employed by the government of the Nigerian state, stationed in Niger.
“Today, you travel to Baga, you go to Shiroro, you go to Wase. We have lost so many men and in all these engagements, we don’t even have one per cent of the armament deployed by the Nigerian military.
“One per cent and we have had resounding success. So, this blackmail must end. They have enough resources to fight. Instead of fighting, they are busy stealing. They are busy making the government spend unnecessarily.”
, Asari Dokuboon, on Friday, met with President Bola Tinubu at the Aso Rock Villa, on issues bothering on security and oil theft in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.){kind=link}