Nigeria to scale down army campaign in Delta, talk to Avengers
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ABUJA - Nigeria will scale down a military campaign in the oil-producing Niger Delta and talk to the Niger Delta Avengers militant group which has claimed a string of attacks there that sharply cut crude output, officials said.
But the militant group said in a statement, without mentioning the government initiative, its mandate was "to liberate the Niger Delta people."
The government has also decided that the military presence in the region, which had been increased in the last few weeks, should be scaled down, a statement issued by the vice president's office said on Tuesday.
