Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, 27th August advised the Niger Delta militants to dialogue with the Federal Government or they will be dealt with like their counterpart violent group Boko Hara.

While speaking at a bilateral meeting in Kenya with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the president assured International investors on the safety of their investments in Nigeria as the nation has crushed the Boko Haram group.

According to a statement by his senior special assistant, media, Garba Shehu, Buhari told the Japanese leader that with the defeat of the Boko Haram terrorists by the military, the attention of the administration is now focused on stopping the destruction of the country’s economic assets by militants in the Niger Delta region. His words after the cut…..

“We are talking to some of their leaders. We will deal with them as we dealt with Boko Haram if they refuse to talk to us.

“As a government, we know our responsibility, which is to secure the environment. It is clear to us that lenders won’t fund projects in insecure environments.

“We realize that we have to secure the country before we can efficiently manage it,” the President said.

President Buhari told the Japanese Prime Minister that security in the Gulf of Guinea, which is greatly affected by piracy and armed robbery at sea, was a priority for the Nigerian government.

‘‘We have provided funds to our Navy to buy new platforms, train and effectively organize the personnel to protect the area. We are looking forward to support from developed nations for satellite surveillance covering the Gulf,’’ the President said.

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