TY Danjuma Is Angry: Tompolo & Asari should be arrested now

Former defence minister, General T.Y. Danjuma, has condemned those making reckless and provocative statements, saying that the time had come for the federal government to arrest some former Niger Delta militants for engaging in inflammatory comments and threats against Nigerians.

Danjuma listed such former militants to include Mujahid Asari-Dokubo, Government Ekpudomenowei (Tompolo) and Victor Ben Ebikabowei (Boy Loaf).

He said: “The unity and oneness of Nigeria is sacrosanct and must not be coming from the any individuals. In an ideal democratic setting, one should not speak like this, for the spirit of human decency, respect and decorum.”

Calling for their arrest, Danjuma said their actions and utterances are capable of deepening the tension in the country, and insisted that miscreants must not be allowed to hold the nation to ransom.

He spoke during the commissioning of the three housing estates of Kwankwasiyya, Amana and Bandirawo cities built by the Kano State government, a project that cost N29.2 billion.

While replying to a question about the recent inciting statements made by Dokubo and others concerning the 2015 general polls, he wondered why Dokubo should be making such inflammatory statements at this time that Nigeria needs peace so much.

“Nigeria belongs to everybody and we must work to safeguard it. As we approach the elections, we must ensure important issues are discussed; not attacking personalities,” he said.

We’ll act when militants are reported to us – Police
When contacted on the call for the arrest of the ex-militants, Dokubo and Tompolo, the police spokesman CP Emmanuel Ojukwu, said there was no report of such call in any police station.

"We don’t have any report on them in the police station. Anyone making such call should report it at the police station," CP Ojukwu said.