The NSCN/GPRN (Niki) has clarified that arms and ammunition intercepted and seized by Indian security forces at Chozuba on the night of October 20 was from the Naga regions of Tirap, Changlang and Longding in Arunachal Pradesh and was being transported to G.H.Q, Suruhuto designated camp.
A press release issued by the MIP the NSCN/GPRN (Niki) stated that the “movement and withdrawal of arms and ammunition was carried out in view of the deteriorating situation in Arunachal Pradesh so as to maintain peace in that region.”
The release stated that its “civil and military cadres of all Naga inhabited areas are bound to uphold the Indo-Naga political peace process, despite the cease-fire being in effect only in the state of Nagaland.”
The release further that that NSCN/GPRN is committed to the peace process in the interest of all stakeholders and that all “stakeholders should be mindful and serious about maintaining peace so that the Indo-Naga political talks can be held in a congenial atmosphere.”
Nagaland NSCN/GPRN (Niki) clarifies
DIMAPUR