There is anxiety in the Niger Delta as the two-week ultimatum given
owners of oil blocs in the region by Niger Delta Avengers to evacuate
their staff and shut down operations ends today, while secret talks with
the militant group have run into a hitch.
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The militant group in a statement by its spokesperson, Col Murdoch
Agbinibo on May 12, gave the former Minister of Defence, General
Theophilus Danjuma (retd), former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar
and other declared oil bloc owners two weeks to shut down operations or
have themselves to blame.
Meanwhile, alleged talks between the Federal Government and an
intermediary of Niger Delta Avengers on how to end hostilities in the
region by the militant group have collapsed, while security agencies
have allegedly concluded plans to infiltrate the meeting of Ijaw youths
today in Warri to take a collective position on the Niger Delta
Avengers.
A security source told our reporter: “All security operatives in the
country are currently on their toes following security reports that the
Niger Delta Avengers has promised to resume hostilities after the
expiration of its two-week ultimatum.”
