‘Many NDA members were ex-MEND commanders, fighters’

THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has warned communities in the Niger Delta providing cover for criminals such as members of the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, that they were not protected by the extant principles of international and/or municipal law during a conflict.

This is even as it disclosed in statement by its spokesperson, Jomo Gbomo, that many members of the Niger Delta Avengers involved in the current bombings of oil installations in the region were mostly its former commanders and fighters that accepted amnesty from the Federal Government in 2009 without clear understanding.

Its words: “However, we hereby remind our communities, which harbour criminals such as members of the NDA that their communities are not protected by the extant principles of international and/or municipal law during a conflict.”
Notwithstanding, the group urged the Nigerian military high command to stick to the rules of engagement and international best practices.”

The group commiserated with the affected persons, families and communities and called on the international community as well as the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to dispatch relief materials to the region, as a matter of utmost priority.

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