· Does Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe support the Militant?

We must realize that not only the overwhelming delta population is supportive of the Militant acts but that a  vast majority of the “learned Brothers” either actively gives verbal support and/or contributes moneys to fund the militant organizations., ever since the demise of Ken Saro Wiwa,

  Using the mass media as a political front with a capacity to reach large and influential segments of the world population in the shortest possible time, the utterances of our learned brothers have provided factual

Information to show that they are against the Shell work in the Delta Region

  

People of prominence such as Wole Soyinka and Chinua Achebe through the mass media have affect the way that we participate in the political sphere, through becoming an important source of our knowledge by their verbalism

  

But the analysis and opinion has not in any way show that they supported the militant or am I missing something?

  Given this situation, what role can such brothers play in the delta domain to reverse this dangerous and unfortunate scenario being experienced now, what can they do with such media at their disposal in helping to resolve the lingering conflicts in the country

Is there any One Innocent on Both Sides?

We have been habituated to hearing and reading about the Shell/Delta problem in the Nigerian press and media. Usually the account will go somewhat like there is a militant assail which kills/kidnap x amount of innocent expatriates in the Niger Delta, followed by international outcries mostly against the militants as a condemnation for causing the deaths/kidnap of x amount of  innocent civilians.

 The Government, the Shell, The Militants, The Deltan’s, The press, etc, are there really any one innocent on both side?, In our media today, the concept of innocent lives in the Domain of the Delta is being unwrap in a manner different to proper thought and general principles of what the innocent should be

 “Let us have knowledge of other faiths, of other beliefs and other denominations. Let us try to understand how they came into being, and what they are all about. Let us also learn from our own history. Above all, let us not think we are always right”                                                                                                                                Colossians 3:1-17.” 

The Making of local a Militant

Assume a person living in the domain of the Delta sees/or hear that a militant group are waiting for a victim to kidnap and that he recognizes the militant group and knows the modus operandi of the group who lives in the neighborhood. He will be afraid to call the police, because if the police come and arrest the militant, they will not get the protection from the Government, and also when the militant is released, it is to be assumed that he will take revenge on the informer

 Therefore the “innocent” civilians/youth of Warri or adjourning land (one who has not supposed that violence is the key to sustainable development) learns early in the locality that he must give support to the new negotiation principle, either monetary, vocal or both, if he desires to continue to live in peace in the domain of the Delta

 This is normal because an indigene realizes quickly in such an environment that his life is not worth much by his own fellow indigenes if he opposes the militant and the civilian learn also that he has to either go along with the group or he is going to be in trouble forever in his home town

 In the domain of the creek it is foolhardy to actually stand up in the open against a militant group, it is inviting quick demise, if not a sluggish meandering end to their youthful age How Can we Stop it?