Chief Ateke Tom, former militant leader of the defunct Niger Delta Vigilante, NDV, has dismissed claims that he gave President Muhammadu Buhari a 14-day ultimatum to declare Biafra an autonomous state or he would resume armed struggle.

Tom who made this known through his spokesperson, Ifeanyi Ogbonna, also dismissed rumour that he held a meeting with leaders of IPOB, and other groups pushing for the sovereignty of the former Eastern Region as Republic of Biafra.

The former militant leader who stated that he never had any meeting or threatened to declare war on Buhari-led government stressed that the allegations were the handiwork of his detractors.

Tom, while urging Nigerians to support the Buhari’s administration, warned against the unauthorized use of his picture.

“The High Chief has no time for such talk and he has been in his village of Okrika and has nothing to do with any Biafra meeting. Nigerians should be patient with the Buhari-led government and support him. Buhari is a good man; he is a peace-loving man,” he said.