Arrest Patience And We Will Bomb Nnpc Towers – Militants Threaten

BEVERLY HILLS, September 21, (THEWILL) – The Niger Delta Peoples Professional Volunteer Force (NDPPVF) has threatened to bomb the headquarters of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) if the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arrests Patience Jonathan.

According to a statement by Parkinson George-Amabo, Spokesman of NDPPVF, the group accused the anti-graft agency of witch-hunting the former first lady and advised the EFCC to lift the No Debit Order imposed on her Skye Bank accounts.

Although, the group said it is not in support of corruption, it declared that it was against the manner in which the agency is investigating Patience with an impressive and fortuitous pedigree adding that investigating her could result into bad blood, embarrassment and possible unrest in the Niger Delta.

“As a matter of fact, the EFCC has launched a criminal investigation of Mrs. Jonathan and in the process, frozen her bank accounts domiciled with a Nigerian commercial bank without affording her opportunity to state her own side of the matter,” the statement read.

“Nobody is above the law. The NDPPVF does not support or condone corruption. If Mrs. Jonathan was found to be corrupt, we shall not hesitate to call for her prosecution.

“We, however, have a grouse with the modus operandi of Mrs. Jonathan's investigation, given her status as the wife of a former deputy governor, former governor, former vice-president, former acting president and finally, former president.

“She is perhaps, the only Nigerian woman – dead or alive – with such an impressive and fortuitous pedigree; which accounts for why the EFCC needs to thread with caution.

“Recently, there have been calls on the attorney-general of the federation as well as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to arrest and prosecute the former First Lady for alleged money laundering.

“We shall simultaneously bomb the 4 wings of the NNPC Towers the day it is announced that Mrs. Patience Goodluck Jonathan has been arrested by the EFCC.”

Story by David Oputah