MEND warn of attacks and car bombings to mark President Yar’Adua’s first year in office.
The e-mail, issued to journalists by their spokesman – Jomo Gbomo – is reproduced in full below.
From: Jomo Gbomo
Sent: 28 May 2008 16:43
Subject: May 29 Fore-Warned Attacks
To commemorate the one year of failure by the government of Umaru Yar’Adua, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) will carry out a string of deadly attacks and car bombings on Thursday, May 29, 2008 in some Niger Delta states.
This fore-warning is to ensure that civilians avoid milling around oil pipelines and installations or close to military check points and vehicles to minimize civilian loss of life.
MEND is already in contact with the MSF- Doctors without Boarders, to help track the two young victims of sexual violence we rescued from the military gunboat on May 26 after the Awoba attack to treat, counsel and perhaps save them from infection of HIV.
The army’s initial denial of the Awoba attack confirms they talk before thinking or investigating.
Jomo Gbomo