Militants hijack foreign vessel and kidnap its
foreign crew.
– Kidnappers demand release of Nnamdi Kanu
within 31 days.
– Threaten to kill hostages in 31 days, despite
previous demand, if federal government acts too
slowly.
A group of supposedly former militants has
hijacked a ship off the Bakassi Peninsula
coastline and threatened to blow it up along with
its foreign crew if the detained Director of Radio
Biafra and Leader of the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu is not released.
The group of hijackers has given the federal
government a 31-day ultimatum to release Kanu
or deal with a destroyed ship and murdered crew.
The militants said they enjoy the support of local
residents and of pro-Biafra agitators in the area.
The group’s spokesman, identified only as
General Ben, even said the militants might not
wait for the expiration of the 31-day ultimatum to
carry out their murderous threat.
“We cannot wait till the end of the 31 days to tell the
federal government that we are serious. The vessel
and the crew are in our custody.
“Any noise, any delay from government, we will blow
up everything. We will blow the vessel and
everybody in the vessel will go down,” the so-called
general said.
“We are not interested in the country that owns the
vessel. What we know is that the vessel was coming
to Nigeria to lift oil. We are not interested, once it is
blown up, let the country and Nigeria resolve the
matter.”
The supposedly retired militant said his group
remains well informed about Kanu’s detention and
condemned the courts for denying him bail based
on his dual nationality.
“This is provocative; hence we did not waste time to
go into action. We are in support of the Biafra
struggle.
“We will not retreat or surrender. The federal
government might have taken our ultimatum as an
empty threat. But, we will surprise them,” General
Ben said.
Source Najj.com
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