Ex-Niger Delta militant, Asari-Dokubo has vowed to
retaliate the attack carried out by some hoodlums on
President Jonathan’s convoy during his campaign rally
in Katsina state yesterday Jan. 20th. At a press
conference in Abuja today Asari-Dokubo said for every
action, there will be an opposite and equal reaction. He
called on the Igbos in the north to come home, saying
failure to do so and they’ll have themselves to blame.
He said Shekau is a man like himself and that he does
not have the monopoly to kill or destroy
“There is an established pattern of pre and post-
election violence in the north. In the 50s when late
Awolowo was campaigning in the north, he went with
helicopters and he was mocked. People said he was
flying over the houses and peeping at their wives.
That has continued and everywhere in the country,
people say leave them alone. We don’t want any
trouble. But I think the game has changed. The rules of
the game have changed. “For every action, there will be
an opposite and equal reaction. I knew that the signing
of the accord was useless and that the president
subjected himself to sign such an accord… for me, it
was out of place for a president and commander in
chief of the armed forces of a country. But the
president is a humble person. He does things that even
marvel some of us and make us sometimes to be very
angry. To be frank, I was very angry on that day they
were signing it.
The president has sworn to protect the lives of every
Nigerian. So, why would he after taking a constitutional
oath subject himself to another oath? So what
happened in Katsina is not a surprise. But don’t be
surprised. We are putting the world on notice that they
have started first. When we reply, let no body talk
because we are going to reply. We did not sign any
accord with them. They did not sign. They are talking
about election violence now because they know that
other people will respond. Before, they had the
monopoly of violence, so nobody cared who died. Our
lives were not valuable and they had all the latitude to
wreck havoc and did what they liked. But the game has
changed. Be bold enough to tell them that game has
changed.
If they slice our throat, we are going to slice your
throat. They stoned the president, you will hear from
us. That’s the answer. My concern is what happens
after the election because we know they will do what
they are known to do every time. But this time, they will
cry. So all Igbo people who are there, if you don’t come
back home and you want to continue to be there and
something happens to you, there is nobody to be
blamed. If you have a child who is a youth corper and
you allow him to be there, you will not hold anybody
responsible.” He said
He maintained his position that in next month’s
election, saying President Jonathan will win
“There is no way Goodluck will not win the election. We
will win them and we know they are preparing for
violence in consonance with some foreign powers.
When they do that, we will respond disproportionately.
We will respond. That’s what we are going to do. If you
hit me with a stick, I am going to hit you with iron. I am
not speaking in riddles. I am speaking in plain
language. My English may not be very good. I am
speaking in my own street language. We are going
respond disproportionately and we are unapologetic.
The people who are in Katsina who did not hold their
children should also know that I will not hold my
children. I assure you, nothing will happen anywhere if
they do not initiate violence. Did we ask them to stone
the president yesterday? Do you want us to fold our
arms so that they will kill him? Let them stop the
violence. When they do, we will stop. A situation where
Shekau will stand and say Niger Delta we are coming
for you. Goodluck I am coming for you. You are a man
and I am a man. We are going to look at each other
eyeball to eyeball. You can shoot and I can shot. You
can kill and I can kill. You can destroy and I can
destroy. The question is not for me. It is for Buhari, el-
Rufai, Shekau. They are the people you have to direct
this question to. Go and ask Buhari why he allowed his
people to stone the president and commander-in-chief
in Katsina. There must be balance of terror. One person
does not have the prerogative to kill, maim and
destroy.” he said.
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