Jonathan has again Deny Links with N’Delta Avengers

Former President Goodluck Jonathan again denied reports that linked him to the renewed militancy and bombings of oil infrastructure in the Niger Delta.

Two national newspapers had yesterday reported that the former president was allegedly involved in the formation and activities of the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).

But in a statement by his media aide, Ikechukwu Eze, Jonathan denied the report, saying there were similarities in the two stories published by the national dailies.

It expressed shock that a newspaper would publish such a report, which was said to be “a confirmation of a similar claim by the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND)”, without subjecting such frivolity to any ethical interrogation.

It pointed out that no responsible government agency would rush, as claimed in the reports, to adopt the accusations of a questionable rebellious organisation as its own findings, without applying the professional processes of rigor and due diligence.