On Saturday, July 5, 2009, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) released a statement condemning the illegal gangster type abduction by the JTF of a Niger Delta monarch, HRM Isaac Thikan, the Agadagba of Egbema on June 24, 2009. The JTF responded by denying repeatedly that any such actions took place.
Today, Friday August 14, 2009, the JTF released the abducted monarch over to the Presidential Special Adviser, Mr Timi Alaibe in Effurun, Warri where he had been held without charges.
The release is a dividend of constructive talks between MEND and Mr Alaibe and a vindication on our part over this unfortunate incident that justifies calls for the withdrawal of the JTF to the barracks where they belong.
The JTF also had accused MEND as the brains behind the Ukrainian arms cargo plane that was seized in Kano state in order to heat the tension in the country. As we all know by now, the plane has been released with its cargo to the rightful owners which is the government of Equatorial Guinea.
That false accusation and the final outcome vindicates us again and questions the integrity of an outfit that is policing our region.
We hope Mr Alaibe will also look into the JTF extra-judicial killings of Messrs Boma Green and Stanley Pepple to bring a closure for the family who have been denied justice by even something as simple as an apology.
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