Ex-militant
Niger Delta militant Asari-Dokubo has vowed to retaliate the attack carried out
by some hoodlums on President Jonathan's convoy during his campaign rally in
Katsina state yesterday Jan. 20th. At a press conference in Abuja today
Asari-Dokubo said for every action, there will be an opposite and equal
reaction. He called on the Igbos in the north to come home, saying failure to
do so and they'll themselves to blame. He said Shekau is a man like himself and
that he does not have the monopoly to kill or destroy
"There
is an established pattern of pre and post-election violence in the north. In
the 50s when late Awolowo was campaigning in the north, he went with
helicopters and he was mocked. People said he was flying over the houses and
peeping at their wives.
That has continued and
everywhere in the country, people say leave them alone. We don’t want any
trouble. But I think the game has changed. The rules of the game have changed.
“For every action, there will be an opposite and equal reaction. I knew that
the signing of the accord was useless and that the president subjected himself
to sign such an accord… for me, it was out of place for a president and
commander in chief of the armed forces of a country. But the president is a
humble person. He does things that even marvel some of us and make us sometimes
to be very angry. To be frank, I was very angry on that day they were signing
it.
The president has sworn to protect the lives of every Nigerian. So, why would he after taking a constitutional oath subject himself to another oath? So what happened in Katsina is not a surprise. But don’t be surprised. We are putting the world on notice that they have started first. When we reply, let no body talk because we are going to reply. We did not sign any accord with them. They did not sign. They are talking about election violence now because they know that other people will respond. Before, they had the monopoly of violence, so nobody cared who died. Our lives were not valuable and they had all the latitude to wreck havoc and did what they liked. But the game has changed. Be bold enough to tell them that game has changed.
If they slice our throat, we are going to slice your throat. They stoned the president, you will hear from us. That’s the answer. My concern is what happens after the election because we know they will do what they are known to do every time. But this time, they will cry. So all Igbo people who are there, if you don’t come back home and you want to continue to be there and something happens to you, there is nobody to be blamed. If you have a child who is a youth corper and you allow him to be there, you will not hold anybody responsible." He said
The president has sworn to protect the lives of every Nigerian. So, why would he after taking a constitutional oath subject himself to another oath? So what happened in Katsina is not a surprise. But don’t be surprised. We are putting the world on notice that they have started first. When we reply, let no body talk because we are going to reply. We did not sign any accord with them. They did not sign. They are talking about election violence now because they know that other people will respond. Before, they had the monopoly of violence, so nobody cared who died. Our lives were not valuable and they had all the latitude to wreck havoc and did what they liked. But the game has changed. Be bold enough to tell them that game has changed.
If they slice our throat, we are going to slice your throat. They stoned the president, you will hear from us. That’s the answer. My concern is what happens after the election because we know they will do what they are known to do every time. But this time, they will cry. So all Igbo people who are there, if you don’t come back home and you want to continue to be there and something happens to you, there is nobody to be blamed. If you have a child who is a youth corper and you allow him to be there, you will not hold anybody responsible." He said
