CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF READS RIOT ACT TO NIGER DELTA MILITANTS

The Chief of Army Staff, COAS, Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, also a former Commander of the 2 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has called on Nigerians to expose the Niger Delta Avengers, who had of lately taken to destruction of pipelines and other oil installations, as well as other criminals in their midst.

The army chief, while speaking on Monday at the 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt, after the inauguration of soldiers’ accommodation and 500 KVA generator, donated by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, described the Niger Delta Avengers, NDA, as criminals.

Buratai was flanked at the event by the General Officer Commanding, GOC, 82 Division, Enugu, Maj.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru and the Commander of 2 Brigade, Brig.-Gen. Steve Olabanji; among other top army officers.

He said, “Whatever these criminals (Niger Delta Avengers) are doing is a criminal act. We will deal with them accordingly.

“We are looking at all the areas that we should address and we are doing that, including the criminals in the name of Niger Delta Avengers. They are not avenging anything. They are criminals.

“Nobody has offended them. They have their own criminal intentions and we will deal with them accordingly.

“They have been attacking our troops’ locations and killing our soldiers. We will not tolerate that. We will deal with them accordingly, according to the law.