Mend Again! Warns of Another Abuja Bomb Attack

Mend Again! Warns of Another Abuja Bomb Attack

MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), a militant group, has alerted the nation of a fresh plan to attack the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, again.

This latest warning is coming on the heels of the October 1, bomb blasts which claimed a dozen of lives and valuable property.

Spokesperson of the insurgent network, Jomo Gbomo, in an on-line statement on Friday evening to AkanimoReports said, ''in an obvious attempt to intimidate anyone opposed to the presidential ambition of Goodluck Jonathan, the Nigerian government hiding under the cloak of terrorist hunters have been witch-hunting, falsely accusing and harassing its perceived opponents''.

According to them, a perfect opportunity emerged on October 1, 2010 after they detonated car bombs in a symbolic attack in Abuja for which ''we reaffirm responsibility but with regrets to the avoidable loss of lives''.

They claimed that the government of President Goodluck Jonathan responded by arresting innocent persons on trumped-up charges, linking them with the attack. ''From Chief Raymond Dokpesi which indirectly was pointing at former military head of state, General Ibrahim Babangida to Henry Okah in South Africa, the government has also named and arrested persons not connected with our actions as suspects and masterminds'', MEND said.

They accused the South African government of playing an ''obviously partial role'' over the Independence Day Bombing in it's alleged handling of the Henry Okah angle because ''the Nigerian government has threatened to nationalize the South Africa communication giant, MTN if the country does not follow a devious script''.

MEND argued that since the court in South Africa has allegedly turned into ''a Kangaroo one that is scandalously biased, and both governments are bent on blaming innocent persons on ridiculous insinuations and unrelated evidence, we have decided to carry out another attack in Abuja without altering our mode of operation to proof the suspects innocence''.

Adding, they said, ''as usual we will give a thirty minutes advance warning to avoid civilian casualties then sit back and watch how the blame game will be played out on all those already falsely accused''.

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