Niger Delta Avengers deny ceasefire agreement with FG

The Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group that has claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil and gas facilities in Nigeria’s southern energy hub, said on Tuesday it had never had any ceasefire agreement with the country’s government.

It comes after government officials earlier told Reuters a one-month ceasefire had been agreed last week following talks between the oil minister, community groups and state governors in the Niger Delta, the source of most of Nigeria’s crude oil.

“The NDA High Command never remember having any agreement on ceasefire with the Nigeria Government,” said the group on its Twitter feed.