Ehoi:

Sad as it may sound, there are now two armed armies in nigeria. I reckon its a recipe for disaster.
The army and militant seem to run in parallel paths hence i doubt its a checkmate. But from reports, it is clear the army do not enjoy going into the creeks because they are coming up against militants with same firepower and numbers as them.

Mariory:

I'm sorry but, please tell me you don't seriously believe what you typed there. There is only one army in Nigeria, the rest are armed gangs. Case in point, armies don't surrender their weapons and so called "idealogy" when offered money to register at camps.

Kobojunkie:

uumm . . . not to call you an , but if you have not realized by now that ABIA Is a NIGER DELTA state, then it is probably a good idea for you to UPGRADE on your source of information there so you do not continue to appear an each time you do post your thoughts.

[size=13pt]The Niger Delta, as now defined officially by the Nigerian government[/size], extends over about 70,000 km² and makes up 7.5% of Nigeria’s land mass. Historically and cartographically, it consists of present day Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers States. In 2000, however, Obansanjo's regime included [size=13pt]Abia[/size], Akwa-Ibom, Cross River State, Edo, Imo and Ondo States in the region. Some 31 million people[1] of more than 40 ethnic groups including the Efik, Ibibio, Annang, Oron, Ijaw, Itsekiri, Igbo, Urhobo, Yoruba, and Kalabari, are among the inhabitants in the Niger Delta, speaking about 250 different dialects.

bk/babe90:

I've been reading your posts all along and its clear that either: (a) You have a mental problem, or; (b) You just have a simple problem comprehending wuteva it is u read.
  Thruout this thread u've tried your best to derail it by fomenting discord. Not only that, uve also shown how unintelligent u really are by claiming Abia state is a Niger-Delta state. If there are issues of Nigeria I know quite a bit about "The Niger-Delta" ranks just below "Ojukwu" as my "expert" subjects. lol. I went and did some research and, voila, wut did I discover: Technically, Abia state is a Niger-Delta state (becus your former president, for political reasons, in 2000 added it to the list), in reality tho, Abia state is not a Niger-Delta state!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_Delta

Ibime:

Even Edo and Ondo is Naija Delta so what are we talking about here?

Are kidnappers in Ondo remnants of the Naija Delta struggle?

Some idiots had tried to link kidnappers in Abia to the struggle. Kidnappers in Abia have never committed crime under the guise of Niger Delta struggle (eg Ateke), talkless of real freedom fighters.

The federal government has assured that Abia and Imo States were part of the amnesty deal for the Niger Delta.
Abia State Co-ordiantor of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Osmond Adiele, gave the assurance in Umuahia in an interview with The Tide during a post-amnesty workshop for youths in the state.

The assurance came at a time tempers were flaring in the state gong by perceptions in some quarters that Abia and Imo were not fully integrated in the amnesty deal which encompasses rehabilitation and empowerment of repented Niger Delta militants as well as physical development of the region, among other programmes.

Adiele who spoke after delivering the address of the NDDC Managing Director to the workshop with the theme: “Niger Delta Youths: Beyond the Amnesty,” said all the nine states of the Niger Delta region were included in the amnesty package, explaining that those who came out openly to repudiate militancy in the region were representative of the youths.
Adiele pointed out that the workshop was part of the amnesty programme and was holding simultaneously in the nine states. He said if there was any plan to keep Abia out of the deal, then youths in the state would not have benefited from the workshop.

“The view that Abia State is not part of the amnesty deal is wrong. This interactive meeting we are holding is going on simultaneously in all the nine NDDC states. The amnesty deal involves all the nine states in the Niger Delta region. Militant youths in Abia and Imo states, they are fused into the deal the President signed with the militants,” the co-ordinator emphasised.

On the essence of the interactive workshop, Adiele said: “We want to get the views of the youths. We want them to participate. We don’t want to do it alone. Let them tell us what actually they want us to do and we will tell them what we want to do for them.”

He explained that Abia has remained peaceful and stable because the militants in the state have shown great understanding “because we talk to them about the plans Mr. President have for them.”

NDDC Managing Director, in his address, detailed rehabilitation plans for the ex-militants and development programmes for the Niger Delta region.

Ibime:

Some fools had thought that because Government included all Niger Delta states in their amnesty package, then[b] all [/b] kidnappers in Abia State were involved in the Niger Delta struggle.

DaLover:

Pls ignore kobojunkie, from her calculations if she she can tie abia kidnappers to the nd militancy then she can succed in her quest to label the ND struggle in negative light, aside from the politics of the matter everybody knows which state are Nd states

naijaking1:

Why don't you guys give it up for Kobo this time?
You doubted the association between Niger Delta and kidnapping in Abia, she showed it you.
Some of you even doubted whether Abia is a Niger Delta state, and she proved her case.
Love Kobo, or hate her, the points she makes here are strong.
We should learn to attack her points, not her person.

naijaking1:

Why don't you guys give it up for Kobo this time?
You doubted the association between Niger Delta and kidnapping in Abia, she showed it you.
Some of you even doubted whether Abia is a Niger Delta state, and she proved her case.
Love Kobo, or hate her, the points she makes here are strong.
We should learn to attack her points, not her person.

Ibime:


She has done no such thing. . . . she has tied Abia kidnappers into ND militancy based on the claim that Abia kidnappers also received pecuniary rewards from the Amnesty programme. Such a link is tenuous at best. It will be recalled that the Abia kidnappers were not included in the inital amnesty package, and T.A. Orji had to beg Goodluck Jonathan to include them belatedly.

Beyond the mere pedantry of arguing for 3 pages whether Abia is a ND state (something only Kobojunkie is capable of), her perfunctory linking of Abia kidnappers to an oil-based struggle speaks more of her compulsive desire to smear the ND struggle. It will be recalled that when the issue of kidnapping in Abia became a hot-button topic, it was widely reported that kidnapping rings were being run and protected by various monarchs, some of whom were dethroned by TA Orji. In other words, kidnapping in Abia state was simply being run by crime rings. The kidnappers in Abia have never hidden under cover of a political cause, nor put out any press statements to the effect, so in what way is kidnapping in Abia linked to ND struggle any more than kidnapping in Imo or Jigawa state?

naijaking1:

The highlighted is true as that was a year or so ago, but please remember that kidnapping as a political, military, or even criminal tool has been used by ND militants for over 20 years now. If the "technology" permeates a few miles into into Abia, Imo or even Enugu states, would that be a surprise?

naijaking1:

Why don't you guys give it up for Kobo this time?
You doubted the association between Niger Delta and kidnapping in Abia, she showed it you.
Some of you even doubted whether Abia is a Niger Delta state, and she proved her case.
Love Kobo, or hate her, the points she makes here are strong.
We should learn to attack her points, not her person.

Kobojunkie:

From the very same link you posted  . . .

Illiteracy is a disease. . . becareful to make sure you do not have it! Simply claiming ability to read is usually not enough as people can easily tell if you can or you cannot. Lack of It might show you an imbe-cile by your own post if you are not careful.

bk/babe90:

I went and did some research and, voila, wut did I discover: Technically, Abia state is a Niger-Delta state (becus your former president, for political reasons, in 2000 added it to the list), in reality tho, Abia state is not a Niger-Delta state!


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_Delta

EzeUche:

STFU Ninja! U stay talking reckless nigggggaaaaa bkbyyyytch! 

How u going to tell us that Abia State is not the Niger Delta? I am from Abia and there is plenty of oil in that state u freaking illiterate gorilla looking ninja. If I knew u I would be the breaks off of u and make u cry for your LovePeddler of a mother.  Punkkkkk asssss niggggaaa. Getting big on the internet.

I wish one of these moderators would give me your IP address. U wouldn't be talking big then.


FYI, to people, sometimes you have to speak the language of the akata to get your point across to Nigerians raised in the states. Bkbytccchhhh is one such Nigerian who was born and raised in the states but feel alienated because he can't speak his language nor understand his culture.

Mariory:

I'm sorry but, please tell me you don't seriously believe what you typed there. There is only one army in Nigeria, the rest are armed gangs. Case in point, armies don't surrender their weapons and so called "idealogy" when offered money to register at camps.

bk/babe90:

Lol. Talk about illiteracy! U dummy, wut the hell were u doing showing me what I already stated? Were u blind at what I wrote below? You know, b4 u start stu.p.idly proclaiming urself as intelligent u should always learn to comprehend what u read:

Kobojunkie:

From the very same link you posted . . .
Illiteracy is a disease. . . becareful to make sure you do not have it! Simply claiming ability to read is usually not enough as people can easily tell if you can or you cannot. Lack of It might show you an imbe-cile by your own post if you are not careful.

Ibime:

The "technology" as you put it is no more evidence that these miscreants were involved in ND struggle any more than copycat kidnapping in Jigawa state can be said to be linked to ND struggle. For proof, we must have a sample of population from Abia State who have engaged in both ND struggle and kidnapping for pecuniary gains. We can name the kidnappers in Rivers State who took cover under the guise of ND struggle (Ateke for example). We can do no such thing with Abia kidnappers. It will be recalled that T.A Orji himself floated the amnesty as "an amnesty for criminals and kidnappers", and never once mentioned these miscreants as being part of a political struggle. Anyways, Im out. I will not lock heads over a non-issue.

Ehoi:

Everyone may have their own definition of an army. Or maybe the term fighting force would be more suitable. You call one army and the other gang. Well, army went to the creeks to destroy gang but they couldn't. It ended in a stalemate. That there is very instructive. If you believe the militants surrendered their arms, I have a bridge to sell you. I believe there are more arms in the niger delta now than before the amnesty. The government is busy paying each militant 60K a month. The government even gave contracts to them worth billions. I believe most part of the money is being used to buy more arms.