Nigerian Army |
The Ijaw Youth Council has dismissed the rumoured attack
by military personnel on Alhaji Asari Dokubo, founder of the Niger Delta
People’s Volunteer Force (NDPVF).
There were widespread rumours of Asari being killed in an alleged confrontation with soldiers on Saturday morning.
But in a statement by the spokesman for IYC, Eric
Omare, on Saturday said the former militant warlord was in good health
and there was never a confrontation between him and military men.
IYC, an umbrella body for Ijaw youths, also called for
the immediate withdrawal of troops from the region particularly the
creeks of the Niger Delta following the recent ceasefire deal reached
with militant youths and stakeholders in the region.
The group stated that there was no reason for military
deployment in the region, adding that such was already causing tension
and fear among people in the region.
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