The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers says former President Goodluck Jonathan formed the Niger Delta Avengers in 2014 during the build-up to the presidential election.It threatened that should Jonathan deny being the NDA sponsor, it would reveal more details of their relationship.
According to SaharaReporters, the threat was contained in a statement by the spokesperson for the RNDA, Cynthia Whyte.
The group said Jonathan had initially reached out to the leaders of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta asking them to support his re-election.
Attempts to get the reaction of former President Goodluck Jonathan were not successful as calls sent to his Media Adviser, Mr. Ikechukwu Eze, did not connect. Similarly, an email sent to him had yet to be responded to as of the time of filing this report (8:06pm).
RNDA disclosed that when MEND endorsed the then presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Muhammadu Buhari, Jonathan became infuriated and called a meeting and then conceived the idea of the Niger Delta Avengers.
Whyte said following a secret meeting between Jonathan and several unidentified persons ahead of the Presidential election campaign of 2015, it was agreed that the Okah brothers should be contacted to reach out to MEND to endorse Jonathan and to work with the group of persons to ensure victory for the Peoples Democratic Party and Jonathan.
MEND was the suggested tool at the time, the spokesperson said, because the NDA as a body has not been formed.