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ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria’s military warned civilians Saturday to leave areas where militants hide in the creeks of its oil-rich southern delta, a potential sign of a major offensive in the region.
The stark warning by Nigerian Chief of Defense Staff Oluseyi Petinrin comes after the kidnapping of seven expatriate workers from an offshore oil rig and a nearby support ship working for London- based Afren PLC.
It also represents the first official acknowledgment that a government-sponsored amnesty program failed to end violence in the restive Niger Delta.
