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JOS CRISIS EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL COLONIALISM, SAYS MILITANTS
THE recurring ethnic conflict in Jos, the Plateau State capital, in North Central Nigeria, is
an evidence of internal colonialism, the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC), an insurgent
network, said on Friday.
AkanimoReports said the group claimed that the last of such ethnic conflicts was the
gruesome murder of over 500 persons mostly Christians, in a day.
Spokesperson of the JRC, Mr. Bakabio Walter, said, ''the recent Jos killings is a tragic
reminder of the severity of internal colonialism in the entity called Nigeria. The occupying
Fulani militants, backed by the Nigerian military, unleashed mayhem and commited
genocide against the indigenous people of Jos''.
Although the military chiefs in Jos haver denied their involvement, the Niger Delta militants
however, went on, ''how else can we explain that the Nigerian military led by the Fulani
aristocracy was informed of plans by Fulani militants to invade indigenous settlements in
Jos and environs, yet there was no response. This is totally unacceptable and must be
condemned by all genuine advocates of peace and justice''.
According to them, ''this is a litmus test for the Jonathan administration. The sack of
Nigeria's National Security Adviser who used his inaction to support Jos massacre might
be a welcome development but it is definitely not enough. No amount of soldiers sent to
Jos can bring an end to this conflict''.
They argued that if the Jonathan administration is committed to resolving the recurring
ethnic violence in Jos, the Niger Delta among other volatile regions of thwe country, ''the
only logical thing to do is to convene a Sovereign National Conference of all the ethnic
nationalities that were forcefully conscripted into Nigeria''.
The insurgents claimed that their mission is to achieve independence for a Niger Delta
Federation and not to seek relevance for the sake of patronage, adding, ''we shall
continue to strike until we achieve our ultimate goal. We note with curiosity, the
continuous denial of knowledge of our attack on oil installations by the management of
Shell and Agip and the Joint Task Force (JTF'').
Continuing, they claimed that the management of Agip ''is meeting with criminals, called
'repentant militants', who are secretly claiming responsibilty for our actions for the
purpose of receiving monetary benefit from Agip. No amount of money you give to them
will prevent us from striking you more. Our actions will be sustained and will differentiate
us from the criminal pretenders in MEND who are negotiating currently with the
management of Agip''.