The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has said that the military lied when it said MEND was not behind the bombing of the Agip Oil installation in the Niger Delta.
The group said that the declaration of seven persons wanted in connection with the bombing was an attempt at propaganda.
In a statement on Wednesday, MEND said it would prove that it was the one behind the attack by launching more of such attacks in the next few weeks.
It said it hoped that the military must have arrested those it declared wanted so that there won’t be a further dispute about who launched the fresh attacks.
The statement reads: “The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) advises Nigerians to disregard the pathetic attempt at propaganda by a very unintelligent spokesperson of the Joint Task Force (JTF), Col Timothy Antigha.
“As confirmed in early 2011, all statements posted on Saharareporters and the Times of Nigeria websites are authentic MEND statements.
“Just as Goodluck Jonathan attempted to blame our bomb attacks of 1 October, 2010, on northern politicians, it is very convenient for the Nigerian government to again frame innocent people.
“We hope the government of Nigeria has apprehended all persons declared wanted as in the next few weeks we will carry our more serious attacks on the Nigerian oil industry.
“Then, we wonder what tales the daft spokesman for the Nigerian military will have for the media.”