Niger Delta Avengers: Lai Mohammed reacts to probe of Jonathan, his wife By Buhari

– New intelligence report has continued to link former President Goodluck Jonathan to the Niger Delta Avengers

– Lai Mohammed has reacted to the reports, saying he had no knowledge of any such investigation

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said he was not aware of federal government’s investigation into the alleged links of former President Goodluck Jonathan and his wife Patience to the Niger Delta Avengers.

Nigeria’s minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed. Photo: Michael Obasa

Speaking to Daily Trust, the minister said: “These allegations have refused to go away and those making the allegations are not backing out. So I will not be surprised if the security agencies show interest in it but I am not aware.”

Earlier today, report surfaced that a new intelligence report linked Jonathan to the spate of bombings by Niger Delta Avengers.

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The new security report indicated that the federal government had launched an investigation on the possible involvement of Jonathan in the spate of bombings in the Niger Delta region that has crippled the country’s oil industry and affected power generation capabilities.

A splinter group, Reformed Niger Delta Avengers had accused the ex-president of being one of the sponsors of the Niger Delta militants.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) also accused the ex-president of having ties with militants.

However, Jonathan denied the allegations, accusing MEND of plotting to assassinate him.

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