Nigeria First (Abuja)
22 December 2005
Abuja — President Olusegun Obasanjo on 22 December ordered that all defence and security personnel in the Niger Delta be placed in a state of "high alert".
The President gave the order at a meeting with senior members of the nation's security and intelligence communities.
The meeting was called to review the security situation in the Niger Delta following two pipelines explosions in the region in the past few days.
Whilst addressing security chiefs at the meeting, President Obasanjo reaffirmed the determination of the Federal Government to provide adequate protection for persons and oil installations in the Niger Delta.
"We will not abandon this country to brigands. Criminals must be chased, caught and punished", he told the defence and security chiefs.
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