Asari Dokubo: My boys and I can defeat Niger coup and restore democracy

Asari Dokubo, Niger Delta agitator and founder of the Niger Delta Peoples Volunteer Force, has said that he has the manpower to defeat the military junta in Niger Republic, adding that his armed group could overrun Niger Republic if commissioned by the federal government.

In a viral video, Dokubo said he and his boys have the capacity to restore democracy in Niger.

He 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 junta and African leaders.