BEVERLY HILLS, JULY 22, (THEWILL) – The Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, has debunked President Muhammadu Buhari’s claim that the Federal Government was talking to Niger Delta militants through the oil companies and security agencies, stressing that “if there is any such peace talks, it means the President is talking to their mercenaries set to disturb the genuine struggle of the agitators”.
This was contained in a statement by the spokesperson of the Avengers, ‘Brig-Gen’ Mudoch Agbinibo, which reads, “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 talks.”
While claiming that the “President Buhari led government is not sincere to the Nigeria people and their foreign allies,” the group declared that: “If we are to engage in any peace talks, we made it clear that the international community must be part of it. The President knows our demands. Therefore, they should stop deceiving the international oil companies, the general public and the international community.”
Buhari had, on Thursday, confirmed that his government was in dialogue with Niger Delta militants through oil companies and law-enforcement agencies towards putting a stop to pipeline vandalism and violence being perpetrated in the region.
He disclosed this through the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu while granting farewell audience to the outgoing Ambassador of Germany to Nigeria, Mr. Michael Zinner, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
