Buhari talking to his mercenaries, not us, say Avengers

The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA), the militant group responsible for recent attacks on oil installations, has denied holding talks with the government.

On Thursday, President Muhammadu Buhari said his government had started talks with the violent groups.

‎According to a statement released by Garba Shehu, presidential spokesman, Buhari disclosed this at the state house while speaking at a farewell audience with Michael Zinner, the outgoing ambassador of Germany to Nigeria.

However, the militant group, through Mudoch Agbinibo, its spokesperson, has denied being in touch with the President.

“President Buhari led government is not sincere to the Nigeria people and their foreign allies”, the Avengers said.

In a statement posted on its website, the militant group further noted that “the truth is that we are not aware of any peace talk”.

“If there is any such peace talk, it means the President is talking to their mercenaries set to disturb the genuine struggle of the agitators.

“If we are to engage in any peace talk we made it clear that the international community must be part of it. The president knows our demands. So they should stop deceiving the international oil companies, the general public and the international community.”