Former NDLF commander says Jackrich founded militant group in 2005, not John Togo

A erstwhile commandant of the defunct Niger Delta Liberation Force (NDLF) has said that the precocious General John Togo was not the laminitis of the militant organisation.

General Julius Wilson, popularly known arsenic General Mabeke, has breached years of soundlessness to acceptable the grounds consecutive astir the existent founding of the NDLF, claiming that High Chief Sobomabo Jackrich, aka Egberipapa, a Rivers State-based erstwhile militant leader, was the archetypal laminitis of the group.

In an interview, Mabeke dismissed arsenic mendacious the circulating narratives connected blogs and societal media that the precocious General John Togo, the Ayakoromo-born leader, founded the NDLF.

“That is simply a large prevarication from the pit of hell. While I bash not mean to delve into their assumptions, it became expedient that I enactment the records consecutive for radical to cognize the existent story,” helium said.

Mabeke, who claims to beryllium 1 of the founding members of the group, provided a elaborate relationship of however the NDLF came into existence, dating backmost to their clip successful prison.

“The precocious General John Togo was my bosom friend. Myself, the precocious Austin Abai who was the commander, the precocious Endurance and the precocious Kirsten were the radical who invited the precocious John Togo to our clique astatine Ogbokone assemblage successful Warri during the Itshekiri-Ijaw Crisis to articulation us,” helium explained.

According to Mabeke besides known arsenic Julius Wilson who posted what happened connected his Facebook leafage “Julius Wilson” helium ...