Nigeria's Government Offer Militants In The Niger Delta Peace Or War

Groups in the Niger delta have bombed pipelines
and kidnapped oil workers [File: EPA]

Nigeria To Empower Military Against Gangs In Niger Delta: President -- AFP

ABUJA (AFP) — The Nigerian government will empower its special military force in the volatile oil-rich Niger Delta to better fight militants in the region, President Umaru Yar'Adua said Thursday.

"We are funding and repositioning the Joint Task Force (JTF) to enforce law and order in the area," said Yar'Adua at a meeting of the national executive of his ruling People's Democratic Party.

He said the National Security Council will meet next week to finalise new rules of engagement, and that the government will release funds to the JTF "to acquire the proper capacity to be able to enforce law and order."

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