Niger Delta AvengersNigerian government reaches ceasefire agreement with militants

The Nigerian government and militants in the Niger Delta have reached a one-month ceasefire agreement, reports say.

New militant group, Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) was also included in the deal, a Nigerian official told Reuters.

“It was very difficult getting the Niger Delta Avengers to the negotiating table but we eventually did through a proxy channel and achieved the truce,” the official said.

play Minister of state for petroleum, Ibe Kachikwu in Gbaramatu kingdom.
(Sahara Reporters)

The NDA had earlier denied reports that it was negotiating with the government and described persons who attended a peace meeting on its behalf as “political jobbers.”