{"id":10402,"date":"2016-07-27T04:17:42","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T04:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10402"},"modified":"2016-07-27T04:17:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-27T04:17:42","slug":"mend-condemns-chief-of-army-staff-for-threatening-to-use-force-in-niger-delta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/?p=10402","title":{"rendered":"MEND condemns Chief of Army staff for threatening to use force in Niger Delta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n<p>The Movement for the Emancipation<a href=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mend-militant.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-10125\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-10125\" src=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mend-militant-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"mend-militant\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mend-militant-300x166.jpg 300w, http:\/\/newsroom247.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/mend-militant.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nof the Niger Delta, MEND, has<br \/>\ncriticised the Chief of Army Staff,<br \/>\nTukur Buratai, for threatening the<br \/>\nuse of force in the Niger Delta.<br \/>\nMr. Buratai had on Monday warned<br \/>\nthat the government will use force if<br \/>\nefforts at talks with militants in the<br \/>\nregion fail. He spoke in Port<br \/>\nHarcourt, the Rivers State capital.<br \/>\nMEND said the threat was<br \/>\n\u201cinsensitive and provocative\u201d.<br \/>\n\u201cMEND hereby makes it clear that<br \/>\nGeneral Buratai\u2019s statement is<br \/>\ninsensitive, provocative,<br \/>\nunprofessional and prejudicial to the<br \/>\nfair outcome of the ongoing<br \/>\npreliminary talks regarding the Niger<br \/>\nDelta crisis between representatives<br \/>\nof oil companies and security<br \/>\nagencies, on the one hand; and the<br \/>\nMovement for the Emancipation of<br \/>\nthe Niger Delta (MEND), on the other<br \/>\nhand,\u201d the group said in a statement<br \/>\nby its spokesman, Jomo Gbomo.<\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe therefore warn the Chief of<br \/>\nArmy Staff to guard his utterances,<br \/>\nrefrain from making political and<br \/>\ninflammatory statements and stick<br \/>\nto his primary responsibility.<br \/>\n\u201cWe use this medium to appeal to<br \/>\nthe good people of the Niger Delta to<br \/>\nremain patient with the<br \/>\nAdministration of President<br \/>\nMuhammadu Buhari and keep hope<br \/>\nalive as MEND and the Aaron Team 2<br \/>\nDialogue, Peace and Development<br \/>\nInitiative led by Mr. Odein<br \/>\nAjumogobia, and HRH King Alfred<br \/>\nPapapreye Diette-Spiff are working<br \/>\nassiduously to secure sustainable<br \/>\nconcessions for the region from the<br \/>\nGovernment.<br \/>\n\u201cWhile MEND have already kick-<br \/>\nstarted the dialogue process with the<br \/>\nongoing preliminary talks, the Aaron<br \/>\nTeam, made up of distinguished and<br \/>\naccomplished personalities from the<br \/>\nregion, are waiting on the sidelines<br \/>\nto conclude the dialogue process<\/p>\n<p><code><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><br \/>\n <!-- www.deltanewsroom.com --><br \/>\n <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2163942495525027\" data-ad-slot=\"1411897411\" data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, MEND, has criticised the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, for threatening the use of force in the Niger Delta. Mr. Buratai had on Monday warned that the government will use force if efforts at talks with militants in the region fail. 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