Prepare for war: Niger Delta Avengers issue new threat

After a short break, the Niger Delta Avengers are set to resume hostilities in the oil-rich region - The militants said the Nigerian government was deaf and can only hear when knocked hard - The group said the outcome of its next activities will make their enemy's eyes to shed blood and his heart shall quake - The Avengers has ordered its fighters to be ready for battle as the Nigerian government was not ready for dialogue The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) is prepared for war against the federal government this year. In a statement posted on its site on Friday, January 6, titled ‘Operations Walls of Jericho and Hurricane Joshua’, the group said it was set to resume hostilities in the Niger Delta region. The militants congratulated its fighters and commands for a job well done in 2016 while declaring that the months and weeks in 2017 will be filled with surprises and a reconfiguration of the struggle for the liberation of their motherland. The statement signed by its spokesman, Brig.Gen Mudoch Agbinibo read: "Since, the declaration of cessation of hostilities in the region by all fighters and affiliates, it has been evidently clear that the Nigerian state is not ready for any form of dialogue and negotiation with our people to addressing the issues sustaining the unending sufferings and deprivation of the people of the Niger Delta. The world is aware that, after listening to calls from our royal fathers, community leaders, stakeholders and members of the comity of nations especially the governments of the United States of America, Great Britain and the European Union, we halted all actions.