The Nigerian Army says it is not ready to dialogue with the militant group, the Niger Delta Avengers.
The group’s attacks on pipelines has cut down the country’s daily oil production output, by more than half a million barrels per day.
The Army, says the use of force is the only option for now, until leaders of the Avengers are apprehended.
Brigadier General Hamakim, who represented the Chief of Army Staff said this at the ‘State of the Nation Conference’, organised by the Nigerian Bar Association in Abuja.
The Army was also accused of attacking members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, who were allegedly demonstrating peacefully in Onitsha, Anambra State on Monday.
But Hamakim, in his response, said
“Remember that lives were lost, policemen were killed, some were thrown overboard and the military has rules of engagement.
“The question is how peaceful is the peaceful demonstration. How peaceful was the demonstration at that time? If it was that peaceful, how come we lost security agencies.
“The rule of engagement is that if you feel threatened, you have the mandate to respond. What we can say is that was not at all a demonstration that you can say was peaceful.”
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