The
Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) says it is currently in
talks with the Federal government. The group made this known in a statement it
released yesterday July 24th. The statement in part reads;
"The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) wishes
to confirm that indeed it has been in preliminary talks with the Federal
Government through oil companies and law-enforcement agencies as revealed by
President Buhari on Thursday, July 21, 2016.
These preliminary talks are the precursor to a wider dialogue
between the Federal Government and the MEND Aaron 2 peace initiative which will
seek to find solutions to the short, medium and long-term future of the Niger
Delta region.” MEND in its statement said the government made it clear that it
would not negotiate with criminals such as Niger Delta Avengers, internet-based
‘militant’ groups such as Joint Revolutionary Council, the Ultimate Warriors,
pirates, pipeline vandals, oil thieves, commercial kidnappers, waterway
robbers, political thugs amongst others.
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