Former militant leader in the Niger Delta region, Chief Ateke Tom, has denied giving a 14-day ultimatum to President Muhammadu Buhari, to grant the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) the right to establish the Republic of Biafra, or he would resume armed struggle.
He also debunked media reports that held a meeting with leaders of IPOB, and other groups pushing for the sovereignty of the former Eastern Region as Republic of Biafra.
Speaking through his spokesman, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, Ateke, who is the leader of the defunct Niger Delta Vigilante (NDV), reiterated his warning to members of the public to stop using his pictures unauthorised.
Emphasising that there was no such meeting and he never threatened to declare war on Buhari-led government, the ex-militant leader stated that the allegations were the handiwork of his detractors, enjoining Nigerians to support Buhari’s administration.
Ateke’s spokesman said, “The High Chief has no time for such talk and he has been in his village of Okrika and has nothing to do with any Biafra meeting. Nigerians should be patient with the Buhari-led government and support him. Buhari is a good man; he is a peace-loving man.”
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