Mr. Emmanuel Ayibakuro Orubu and Mr. Henry Suoware have denied knowledge of a publication made against an eminent son of Diebiri-Batan Community in Diebiri Kingdom, Warri South-West Local Government Area of Delta State, Deacon Clement Tekedor, and others, on the 28th day of September, 2021.

According to the duo in a signed statement dated 20th February, 2026, and released on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, alleged that their names were unjustly used in the unholy publication without their knowledge and consent by a faceless publisher named Francis Taylor on NDMExclusive "to spread that false narrative just to gain traction".

Signed:

Mr. Emmanuel Ayibakuro Orubu

Mr. Henry Suoware

They further claimed that the defamed Dcn. Tekedor and others mentioned in the said publication are personalities "with proven track record of honesty, integrity and accountability" and as such could not have engaged in the alleged acts as published.

The duo therefore called on the publisher of Niger Delta Mirror, NDM, News to pull down the said publication and tender an apology to them.

The statement reads;

RETRACTION OF THE FALSE PUBLICATION POSTED ON http//ndmnewsxclusive.blogspot.com/2021/09/pipelines-vandalism-diebiribatan-kingdom.html, and further posted on and shared on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest on the 28th day of September 2021 CONCERNING AND TOUCHING ON DEACON CLEMENT TEKEDOR AND OTHERS."

We, Mr. Emmanuel Ayibakuro Orubu, and Mr. Henry Suoware, HEREBY categorically declare that firstly, WE have no hands in, and did not make and/or authorise the false publication against Deacon Clement Tekedor and others as falsely published on http//ndmnewsxclusive.blogspot.com/2021/09/pipelinesvandalism-diebiri-batan-kingdom.html and further shared on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest on the 28th day of September, 2021 under the Title "Pipelines Vandalism: Diebiri Kingdom Nabs Oil Saboteurs, calls on Gov. Okowa, Police to deal with culprits decisively," posted by one faceless Francis Taylor.

Secondly, WE have no hand in, and did not make and/or authorise any Press Statement falsely published against Deacon Clement Tekedor and others as published in http//ndmnewsxclusive.blogspot.com/2021/09/pipelines-vandalismdiebiri-batan-kingdom.html, and further shared on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest on the 28th day of September 2021 under the Title:

Press Statement 28th September, 2021, VANDALIZATION OF OIL PIPELINES, WELL HEADS AND PROMOTING CRISIS PERPETRATED AND SPONSORED BY DISSIDENT GROUP IN DIEBIRI-BATAN COMMUNITY LED BY DICKSON OGUGU, CLEMENT TEKEDOR, CHIEF HARRISON GBENEKAMA, ERIC NUMA, ORUGBENE EMMANUEL, GOODLUCK EKPEBIDE, ANTHONY IKPELAGHA, JAMES EDOUKUMO, FREDRICK AMALADE, FIDELIS ATUTU, JAMES OSUOBIRI, JOEL OGBOBINE AND THEIR COHORTS.

AN URGENT CALL ON THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF DELTA STATE, HIS EXCELLENCY, SEN. DR. IFEANYI ARTHUR OKOWA AND THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE DELTA STATE, TO INVESTIGATE AND BROUGHT TO BOOK THE CULPRITS.

WE, reiterate that the above publication and false press statement did not emanate from us, neither did we prepare same and give permission to anyone to publish same.

Deacon Clement Tekedor and the persons named in the said publication and Press Statement are eminent sons of Diebiri-Batan Community with proven track record of honesty, integrity and accountability. These persons, by their nature cannot carry out any of the criminal acts alleged against them in the said publication, and no such allegations are made against them by us, and/or anyone we know.

WE, by this publication, tender unreserved apology to Deacon Clement Tekedor and others defamed by the said publication which is not of our making, authority or consent as our names have been unholy used to spread that false narrative just to gain traction!

WE, are also by this publication, calling on the publisher of Niger Delta Mirror NDM News Xclusive Online blog, to, as a matter of extreme exigencies, pull down the said publication and cause a retraction of same with a contrite apology, as well as the publication of this retraction of ours on the same http//ndmnewsxclusive.blogspot.com, and shared same on Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest just as the earlier false publication was on these platforms.

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