The militant community leader and leader of the NDVM, Tom Ateke, who helped in rigging a number of gubernatorial elections has a record of actually fulfilling his promises. here's an excerpt from his latest press release:
Worried by the consistent threats by Gov. Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, the Governor of Rivers state to get him arrested and prosecute him for his past atrocities, the leader of the Niger Delta Vigilante Movement (NDVM) Ateke Tom, has replied the Governor by saying that, he will soon launch persistent bombardment in Port Harcourt city from second week of April 2008.
He stated that this is going to be very devastating in nature and more dangerous than the previous ones and their main target is the "Brick House" referring to the Rivers state government house with the intention to capture Gov. Rotimi Amaechi alive.
Ateke Tom, who spoke with our correspondent in Port Harcourt on telephone threatened to go on with his initial threat (which he considered dropping) of deploying, over 2000 suicide bombers around Diobu area of Port Harcourt and its environs very soon, and passionately pleaded with children and aged mothers to please stay in-doors during the period to avoid being hit by stray bullets.
He also stated that this had become necessary as his initial decision to toe the path of peace and stop violence was being rubbished by the Amaechi-led government, as if he was nobody in the state, saying, "I, Ateke Tom made Dr. Peter Odili and Mr. Rotimi Amaechi in 1999 when they were nobody".
Ateke is known for his ability to follow through on his threats, so Keep a good eye open and don't take any chances down there in PH next week.