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03/12/2006:

"Nigeria: Militants Kill 13 Soldiers"

The Nigerian Armed forces yesterday recorded heavy casualties in two separate battles with Ijaw militias along the waterway of Warri, Delta State with 13 soldiers feared dead.

This comes as the Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Ganiyu Adekeye, yesterday advised the Federal Government to adopt a proactical political measure to the current crisis threatening to tear down the Niger Delta region.

Defence Headquarters, however, confirmed the death of four of its personnel in yesterday's renewed hostilities with militants in the region.

Speaking with THISDAY in Abuja, Acting Director of Defence Information, Group Captain Eniola. O. Akinduro, said, "Four soldiers were killed and an unspecified number of militants were equally killed in the exchange of firearms in the Niger Delta yesterday."

Akinduro, who could not disclose the actual cause of yesterday's shoot out, however, assured Nigerians that, "investigations is currently being carried out to determine the possible cause of the shooting."

He denied claims that the military was re-enforcing troops in the region, stating that, "Movement of military troops from one end of the area to the other are often construed to mean military re-enforcement. But I can tell you that there is no military re-enforcement in the area now."
allafrica.com


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