Asari Dokubo said he and his boys can overrun Niger and restore democracy if commissioned by FG
Kehinde Okeowo
Popular ex-Niger-Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo has claimed he has the manpower and what it takes to defeat and oust the military junta that removed the democratically elected government in Niger Republic.
He made this known in a recent video shared on Twitter, where he was seen boasting that he and his boys can overrun Niger Republic and restore democracy if commissioned by the Federal government.
The viral clip is coming after President Tinubu threatened military action and wrote the leadership of the National Assembly to approve the deployment of military personnel to the troubled Niger.
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Speaking in the trending video, Asari Dokubo said:‘’If the government commissions me and my people to go to Niger Republic, we will go. We will defeat them and we will come back victorious. It is not a boast.
“If Benin republic likes, let them go and bring anybody, they are human beings like us. We will go there, defeat them and restore democratic order.”
Negotiations and reconciliation efforts are still ongoing between the Niger coup leaders and African leaders.