Stop confronting my government – Buhari warns Niger Delta militants

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday warned the Niger Delta militants against confronting his administration.

He urged them to drop their weapons and work with his government to review the Amnesty Programme initiated by the Late ex-President Umaru Yar’Adua Administration.

Speaking at a meeting with the Global Director (Upstream) of the Royal Dutch Shell Group, Andrew Brown, President Buhari said that he had directed the Chief of Naval Staff to reorganise and strengthen the military Joint Task Force (JTF) in the Niger Delta to deal effectively with the resurgence of militancy and the sabotage of oil installations.


Buhari told Brown that the operations of the JTF were also being enhanced with increased support and cooperation from the United States and Europe in the areas of training, intelligence, equipment and logistics.

He said: “We have to be very serious with the situation in the Niger Delta because it threatens the national economy. I assure you that everything possible will be done to protect personnel and oil assets in the region.”

The president called on aggrieved persons, militants and communities in the Niger Delta to work with those who have been charged by the Federal Government to review the Amnesty Programme initiated by the Yar’Adua Administration for the benefit of all parties.