The Niger Delta Avengers said it did not have any meeting with Ibe Kachikwu– The militants said anybody parading as their representative was a political jobber. Niger Delta Avengers has denied reports that its representatives met with Ibe Kachikwu, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Petroleum.
Kachikwu paid a visit to Delta state on Thursday, June 16, where he was reported to have met with the militants at the state government house.
Kachikwu reportedly met with Niger Delta Avengers in Delta state
A copy of the communique of the meeting obtained by Sahara reports showed that the meeting had in attendance Governor Patrick Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state, an Itsekiri militant leader, Ayirimi Emami, a representative of Gbaramatu Kingdom, Michael Johny and two persons representing the interest of the Niger Delta Avengers: Gbeneka Godspwoer and Dan Ekpebide.
In reaction, the Avengers took to its official Twitter handle to say whoever met with Kachikwu was not their representative.
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