Ijaw youths caution Buhari over military invasion of Gbaramatu Kingdom

BOMBED—Major Gen. Alani Okunola, Commander of the Joint Task Force (Middle); pointing to part of a severed pipeline, while Brig. Gen. Farouk Yahaya, Commander, 4 Brigade, Benin (2nd left); Lt. Col. Igwe P. Omoke, Commanding Officer, 3 Battalion Effurun (2nd right)and others watch during inspection of the gas pipeline in Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State bombed by suspected militants. Inset: Other damaged areas. Photos: Akpokona Omafuaire.

The Ijaw Youth Assembly (IYA), has raised concern over the militarisation of Gbaramatu Kingdom in Warri South Local Government Area of Delta State in the wake of the court order by a Federal High Court, Lagos, against former militant leader, Chief Government Ekpemupolo, aka Tompolo, coupled with the attack on oil installations by some aggrieved youths.

It was a big mistake to side with the North against Biafra in 1967– Ijaw Youths declare

It was a big mistake to side with the North against Biafra in 1967

In recent times, the polity is filled with demonstrations/protests from the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) in the South East and Some South – South States due to the arrest and detention of their leader Nnamdi Kanu by the F.G. Some supposedly “proud Nigerians” have capped it as an opposition sponsored protests cos of the lost elections of the PDP, which is nothing but ridiculous and preposterous. It is a fact there has always been a pro-biafra movement from the regime of OBJ to GEJ.

Ijaw Militants declare war against Buhari's Nigeria. Shuts down Oil Refineries.

Ijaw Militants declare war against Buhari's Nigeria. Shuts down Oil Refineries

Ijaw militant groups have declared war against Nigeria and General Muhammadu Buhari. The have sworn to make Buhari's tenure ungovernable as he has refused to meet their "simple demands."

Ijaw youths shut Jones Creek oil facility, threatening dwindling oil revenue

Ijaw youths shut Jones Creek oil facility, federal revenue may decline further

Revenue accruing from the sale of crude oil, Nigeria’s economic mainstay, may further dip this week following the shut-in of over 200, 000 barrels of the product by aggrieved youths in Warri South -West, Delta State on Thursday.

The protesting youths seized the oil facility, popularly called the Jones Creek Oil Field, which is owned and managed by the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company, NPDC.

Turn your energies on Boko Haram: Weapons were not acquired to kill innocent civilians but terrorists - Ijaw Youths caution Nigeria Military

Turn your energies on Boko Haram: Weapons were not acquired to kill innocent civilians but terrorists - Ijaw Youths cautions Nigeria Military

Following the recent warning by the Nigerian military against the phantom activities of Niger Delta ex-militants and the bombardment of communities along the Calabar waterway, the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), an umbrella body of all the Ijaws, worldwide has cautioned the military against any onslaught on the Niger Delta people, saying the ammunitions acquired by the Nigerian government was not for that purpose.

Amaechi chased out of Kalabari towns. Declared persona non grata by Ijaw youths

Amaechi chased out of Kalabari towns. Declared persona non grata by Ijaw youths

Governor of Rivers state, Chibuike Amaechi was on Friday stampeded by thousands of Ijaw youths who refused him entry into all Kalabari communities he tried to campaign in.

Rising Tide reporters on the ground confirm that the youths of Abonnema, Abalama, Ido and Buguma, chanted "SABOTEUR!", "JUDAS" and "Ama-deribo" as they booed the entourage out of their communities.

Ijaw Youth Council prepares for self determination

Ijaw Youth Council prepares for self determination

Ijaw Youth Council in an apparent U-turn from their earlier stance has vowed to respond to intimidation of President Goodluch Jonathan out of office. In a dramatic twist, the Ijaw Youth Council, turning away from its earlier stance where it commended President Goodluck Jonathan for accepting defeat at the poll and promised not to resort to attacking pipeline and oil infrastructure, has vowed a hostile response.