8 soldiers feared dead, as militants attack gunboats in Onitsha

Niger Delta militant group, Concerned Militant
Leaders (CML),  has claimed responsibility for
yesterday’s attack at Onitsha river, Anambra
State, where eight soldiers were feared dead.
Spokesman of the group,  popularly known as
General Ben, revealed this yesterday  in the
social media.
He also claimed the group executed the

attack in Nkpor where three persons were
killed and the burning of a police patrol van in
Onitsha.
General Ben, in the statement, said the
group’s action was to show the Federal
Government and security agencies that they
should not underrate the activities of the
Niger Delta militants, or limit their operations
to the region.
The CML group said the members were
working in conjunction with the Niger Delta
Avengers (NDA) to cripple the nation’s
economy.
Ben declared: “My men were responsible for
the killing of eight soldiers at Onitsha river.
They were killed when my men attacked their
military gunboat in Onitsha. We are
responsible for the incident in Nkpor near
Onitsha.
“It may sound doubtful; but we want to tell
Nigerians that we are not limited to Niger
Delta region. This is a warning to the Nigerian
government that no amount of security threat
will deter us. More attacks will still take
place.
“We stand by every ultimatum given to any
group or company. We will touch the soul of
the economy of this nation. We are not
interested in resources but, sovereignty”.
General Ben further said it was not their
intention to strike yesterday, as it coincided
with the anniversary of the Movement for the
Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra
(MASSOB).
“We had to execute the operation to teach the
military lesson.  We have been quiet for a long
time, but time for action has come”,  he
vowed.