The Niger Delta
Avengers on Friday denied claims by President Muhammadu Buhari that his
administration was holding talks with the militants for possible compromise.
The militants had
claimed responsibilities for series of attacks on oil facilities across the
region in recent times.
A statement
issued by the group’s spokesman, Mudoch Agbinibo, the group was not aware of
any ongoing peace talks.
It said the militants would
only hold peace talks with the government if the international community were
involved.
They alleged that the
government was dialoguing with its own mercenaries which it engaged to derail
the militants’ genuine struggle for the people of the region.
It read, “Our
attention has been drawn to media report that the President is in touch with
Niger Delta agitators including the Niger Delta Avengers but the truth is that
we are not aware of any peace talk.
“If there is any
such peace talk, it means the President is talking to their mercenaries set to
disturb the genuine struggle of the agitators.
“President Buhari led
government is not sincere to the Nigeria people and their foreign allies.
“If we are to
engage in any peace talk we made it clear that the international community must
be part of it. The President knows our demands. So they should stop deceiving
the international oil companies, the general public and the international
community.”
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