The
Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group that has claimed responsibility for
several attacks on oil and gas installations across Nigeria’s delta states, on
Tuesday, restated its position that it had not entered into any ceasefire
agreement with the Nigerian government.
“The
NDA High Command never remember (sic) having any agreement on ceasefire with
the Nigeria Government,” the group said on its Twitter page in the afternoon.
Avengers,
alongside other militant groups, was purported to have entered into an
agreement with the government.
This
is the second time the group, which has vowed to reduce Nigeria’s production
level to zero, would be denying truce with the government.
On
June 8, the group tweeted that, “This is to the general public, we’re not
negotiating with any committee. If the federal government is discussing wth any
group, they’re doing that on their own.”
The
Avengers has, however, said it would welcome a “genuine” deliberation with the
government if it includes reputable and independent foreign mediators.
Earlier
this month, the government announced a unilateral ceasefire and ordered combat
troops deployed to the restive region to rout out the militants to stand down.
-Premium Times
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