SSS quizzes Dokubo-Asari over inciting comments

The President of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, is at present being interrogated by operatives of the Department of State Security.
Dokubo-Asari is being interrogated at the headquarters of the DSS in Abuja over what many consider inciting statements ahead of the 2015 general election.
The pro-Niger Delta activist had said in a recent interview that his region was prepared to go to war if the President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, was not re-elected in 2015.
Dokubo-Asari’s younger brother, Rex Asari, confirmed the development to Premium Times on Thursday.
Rex, who is also Dokubo-Asari’s Personal Assistant (Media), told Premium Times: “It is true.
“He is being interrogated as we speak.”
Dokubo-Asari had said in the controversial interview: “If it is war the North wants, we are ready for them because Jonathan must complete the mandatory constitutionally allowable two terms of eight years. At home, we have regrouped and we have put our people at alert.
“In less than one hour, the way we would strike, the world will be shocked. If anybody does anything against Jonathan, we will retaliate. What we will do will shock the whole world. We will cripple the economy of the country. Not only in the creeks, but also on the nation’s territorial waters. No vessel will be allowed to enter Nigeria’s territorial waters.
“Let them not try anything. If they abuse Jonathan, there is no problem. He is their President but anything that will affect the interest of the Ijaw people and the interest of the entire people of the Niger Delta will be resisted at any cost.
“Let them go and sleep in their houses. If they don’t, they are looking for trouble and we are going to give it to them. It will make better sense if APC (All Progressives Congress) picks its presidential candidate from the South South. With that, there will be no battle for us to fight and it will make it easier for us. Whichever way it goes, it will enable us to continue our right of uninterrupted rule of eight years, which is the minimum constitutional requirement.
“They cannot take that from the South South and we will not accept it because every part of the country must have equal access to the various institutions of government, especially at the federal level.”