The Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) and a coalition of nine other militant groups in the Niger Delta region on Monday gave President Muhammadu Buhari a four-week ultimatum to reinstate Brig.-Gen Paul Boroh (rtd) as the Coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP).

The militants vowed to resume fresh attacks on oil installations and facilities in the region if the President failed to reinstate the former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta after the expiration of the notice.

Leader of the RNDA, ‘General’ Johnmark Ezonbi made the threat on Monday after an enlarged meeting of the militant groups in Bayelsa State.

Ezonbi said it had  become glaring that the Federal Government was toying with the future of the Niger Delta region, alleging that nothing tangible had been recorded since the coming into power of the All Progressives Congress – led administration.

He said that they found it curious and worrisome that President Buhari sacked Boroh over allegations of corruption after he had succeeded in setting a template for the smooth operation of the Amnesty Office.

He warned that the militants’ striking units across the region had been placed on red alert to commence “Operation Zero Oil” which he boasted would cripple the economy through a well-coordinated destruction of all major pipelines at the expiration of the ultimatum.

He added: “I want to warn that any intruder into our planned action in four weeks time, if the Federal Government fails to reinstate Gen. Paul Boroh, would be severely dealt with without mercy. Our attack will make security forces in the creeks very small.

“We are fully ready to take on anybody as we have the instrumentality of warfare that will make the biggest military might to marvel at our coordinated attacks.

“We are ready to dirty our rivers and creeks with our oil, it is better we spill it than allow government use it to develop other parts of the country.

“We are not unmindful of the roles played by self-styled leaders of the APC in the South-South region by sponsoring falsehood against the person and office of Boroh for his blunt refusal to grease their palms to the detriment of the Amnesty Programme meant strictly for ex-militants and agitators.

“We have always known those leaders to be anti-Niger Delta since the coming on board of the President Muhamamdu Buhari – led APC government as the latter kicked against the establishment of the Nigerian Maritime University.”