MEND confirms peace talks with FG

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has said it is in talks with the government to end violence in the Niger Delta.

The group confirmed this in a statement on Sunday which reads; “The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) wishes to confirm that indeed it has been in preliminary talks with the federal government through oil companies and law enforcement agencies,”.

The group had called for a dialogue after rival group, the Niger Delta Avengers, claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil facilities.