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Monday, May 23, 2016
In response to the recent militant attacks on oil installations in Nigeria’s Niger Delta, the country’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, ordered a heightened military presence in the region to deal with the attacks.
The Niger Delta has seen a rise in militant attacks over the past few weeks, leading to the country’s crude production dropping to more than a two-decade low. A group calling itself the Niger Delta Avengers has claimed responsibility for several attacks.
Buhari has instructed the chief of naval staff to reorganize and strengthen the military Joint Task Force to deal with the militancy. “We have to be very serious with the situation in the Niger Delta because it threatens the national economy,” Buhari said in a statement. “I assure you that everything possible will be done to protect personnel and oil assets in the region,” he added.
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