Buhari warns Niger Delta militants, Not To Confront His Administration
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday urged militants in the Niger Delta to abandon their confrontational stance and work with the government to discuss the amnesty program initiated by the late President Umaru Yar'Adua Administration. MILITANTES-Buhari Buhari President assured the oil companies operating in the Niger Delta that the Federal Government is taking all necessary measures to protect strategic assets in the region of the Vandals and offenders. Speaking at a meeting with the Global Manager (Upstream) of the Shell Group Royal Dutch, Andrew Brown, president Buhari said he had directed the Chief of Naval Staff to reorganize and strengthen the group of military working Joint (JTF) in the delta Niger to deal effectively with the resurgence of militancy and sabotage of oil installations. The President told Mr. Brown that the operations of the Joint Task Force were also being enhanced with increased support and cooperation of the United States and Europe in the fi...