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Article: Writethru: Nigerian military says now in charge of Niger Delta
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- June 3, 2009
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Writethru: Nigerian military says now in charge of Niger Delta
LAGOS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The Nigerian military authorities have
allayed fears over the activities of militants in the Niger Delta,
expressing satisfaction with the military operation in the area,
according to the reports of the Nigerian Tribune newspaper
Wednesday.
The military, through the service chiefs, made this known Tuesday
during a closed-door interactive session they had with the House of
Representatives Committee on Defense with a vow that the Joint Task
Force (JTF) set up by the Nigerian federal government to address the
problem of militancy in the Niger Delta would continue the ongoing
fighting against the ...