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This Day (Lagos)Port Harcourt - The Joint Task Force in Rivers State yesterday evening stormed Rumuekpe in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State and arrested 18 illegal oil bunkerers and seized 3,000 litres of crude oil and 65,000 litres of condensate.
This Day (Lagos)Lagos - To demonstrate its resolve to tackle the problems of the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government recently set up a 40-member technical committee and also created a separate Ministry for Niger Delta. Ademola Adeyemo looks at the palliatives which have been greeted with criticism and hostility especially by the militants
This Day (Lagos)Abuja - The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described the announcement by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) that it was observing a ceasefire over attacks on oil facilities as giving the wrong impression that Nigeria is at war.
THE Defence Headquarters (DHQ) yesterday challenged militants in the Niger Delta to lay down their arms if they were truly committed to peace.
Reacting to Sunday's declaration of ceasefire in the "oil war"launched by militants last week, the DHQ said there was no need for a ceasefire in the first place since the military were not at war with anyone.
Crude oil production has dropped by 200,000 barrels per day owing to a fresh wave of militant attacks which commenced a week ago, leaving Nigeria's total output down from 2.2million barrels per day to 2.0 million barrels per day.
Port Harcourt — The Joint Task Force in Rivers State yesterday evening stormed Rumuekpe in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State and arrested 18 illegal oil bunkerers and seized 3,000 litres of crude oil and 65,000 litres of condensate.
Lagos — To demonstrate its resolve to tackle the problems of the Niger Delta region, the Federal Government recently set up a 40-member technical committee and also created a separate Ministry for Niger Delta. Ademola Adeyemo looks at the palliatives which have been greeted with criticism and hostility especially by the militants
Abuja — The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) has described the announcement by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) that it was observing a ceasefire over attacks on oil facilities as giving the wrong impression that Nigeria is at war.
Port Harcourt — OPERATIVES of the Joint Military Task force (JTF), yesterday raided some villages in the Niger Delta, killing a 45-year-old man, Ayakeme Miebakedo, and arresting 69 others.
During the invasion of Bolorna, Sagbama local government area of Bayelsa State, anoher suspect was shot while attempting to escape.
Vanguard (Lagos)THE military Joint Task Force (JTF) in Rivers State is not sucked in by yesterday's unilateral ceasefire declared by the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) in its "oil war", and said it would treat the group's move with caution.