{"id":10333,"date":"2016-07-25T04:44:40","date_gmt":"2016-07-25T04:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10333"},"modified":"2016-07-25T06:20:34","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T06:20:34","slug":"group-condemns-arrest-of-jones-abiri-says-fg-cant-be-talking-with-militants-and-arresting-them-at-same-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10333","title":{"rendered":"Group condemns arrest of Jones Abiri, says FG can&#8217;t be talking with militants and arresting them at same time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government on Sunday insisted that it was negotiating with the real militants in the Niger Delta geopolitical zone, despite claims by the Niger Delta Avengers that the government was not holding any discussion with the group just as the Niger Delta People\u2019s Congress(NDPC) condemned in strong terms the way and manner the DSS invaded the publishing house of Jones Abiri in Yenagoa and arrested him.<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Egbesu-Fraternity.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9444\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9444\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Egbesu-Fraternity-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"Egbesu-Fraternity\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Egbesu-Fraternity-300x188.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Egbesu-Fraternity-128x80.jpg 128w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Egbesu-Fraternity.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Below is the statement by Niger Delta People\u2019s Congress<\/p>\n<p>Our attention has been drawn to the announcement of the Department of State Service (DSS) that it had arrested a key Militant leader Jones Abiri, who was arrested on July 21 in Yenagoa.<\/p>\n<p>We wish to condemn in strong terms the way and manner the DSS invaded the publishing house of Jones Abiri in Yenagoa in the most unattractive style, such unattractive style is a reminiscent of President Buhari days as the Head of state during his first stint before he was overthrown.<\/p>\n<p>It took the press release of the DSS to allay our fears that Abiri was abducted by unknown gunmen. We urge the DSS to follow due process in carrying out its operations.<\/p>\n<p>Jones Abiri is a highly respected renowned personality in the Ijaw community and a law abiding citizen. As such, we find the press release of the DSS stating that it has arrested \u201cthe Militant leader of the Joint Revolutionary Council and the Joint Niger Delta Liberation Force\u201d disrespectful and wish to condemn such disparaging terms as the DSS is not a court duly established by law to impute or find any individual guilty of any crime.<\/p>\n<p><code><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alternativeadvert.com\/show.php?z=30&amp;pl=9466&amp;ad_type=59&amp;rl=180\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<p>We wish to categorically state that Jones Abiri is innocent until proven guilty, and as such, be accorded the with the right to dignity of human person as contained in section 34 of the Constitution. We are stating this with particular reference to the persecution of Azibaloa Robert who was treated like a common criminal by the Buhari led administration but was later vindicated of any crime by a court of competent jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<p>We the Niger Delta People\u2019s Congress wish to register our displeasure with the persecution being carried out by the Buhari led administration against son\u2019s, daughter\u2019s, father\u2019s, and mother\u2019s of the Niger Delta region. With the activities of the Niger Delta Avengers that has fast tracked the Nigeian economy into recession, we urge the Federal Government to adopt a more productive dispute resolution method than intimidating and harassing sons and daughters of the region.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Government cannot claim to be negotiating with Militants and still be carrying out systematic arrest of people from the region. The persecution of the already traumatised people of the Niger Delta region is uncalled for.<\/p>\n<p>Signed:<br \/>\nComrade Ogidi Ben Bara aka OBB, National President on behalf of NDPC<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the Federal Government on Sunday insisted<br \/>\nthat it was negotiating with the real militants<br \/>\nin the Niger Delta geopolitical zone, despite<br \/>\nclaims by the Niger Delta Avengers that the<br \/>\ngovernment was not holding any discussion<br \/>\nwith the group.<br \/>\nOfficials at the Federal Ministry of Petroleum<br \/>\nResources and the Nigerian National Petroleum<br \/>\nCorporation stated that the government was in<br \/>\ntalks with the restive group in the region.<br \/>\nThey argued that those who often claim not to<br \/>\nbe on the negotiation table with the<br \/>\ngovernment were either aggrieved or were not<br \/>\ninvited.<br \/>\nOn Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari,<br \/>\nstated that his administration was in talks with<br \/>\nthe armed militants in the Niger Delta.<br \/>\nBuhari, who said this in Abuja during a<br \/>\nfarewell meeting with the outgoing German<br \/>\nAmbassador to Nigeria, Mr. Michael Zinner,<br \/>\nsaid the talks were done through security<br \/>\nagents and oil companies operating in the<br \/>\nzone.<br \/>\nBut the NDA in a statement by its<br \/>\nspokesperson, Mudoch Agbinobi, denied being<br \/>\nin any talks with the Federal Government,<br \/>\nstressing that the President\u2019s claim was<br \/>\ninsincere and aimed at deceiving Nigerians and<br \/>\nthe international 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