{"id":15054,"date":"2026-11-11T13:30:48","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/buhari-wanted-full-military-onslaught-against-ndelta-avengers-biography-reveals\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T13:30:48","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T13:30:48","slug":"buhari-wanted-full-military-onslaught-against-ndelta-avengers-biography-reveals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnigerianews.com\/index.php\/2026\/11\/11\/buhari-wanted-full-military-onslaught-against-ndelta-avengers-biography-reveals\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari wanted full military onslaught against N\u2019Delta Avengers, biography reveals"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Buhari\"<\/p>\n

By Omeiza Ajayi<\/strong><\/p>\n

ABUJA: Late President Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s instinct, when the Niger Delta Avengers began to press the state through sabotage and threat, was to bring \u201cthe weight of the armed forces against the insurgents\u201d, an excerpt from his authorised biography has revealed.<\/p>\n

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The account, credited to former Minister of State, Petroleum, Dr Ibe Kachikwu, is contained in \u201cMuhammadu Buhari: The Authorised Biography\u201d, a three-volume work to be publicly presented on Thursday, 19 November 2026, at the Nigerian Army Conference Centre and Suites, Abuja.<\/p>\n

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Chairman of the Planning Committee and former Minister of Water Resources, Engr. Suleiman Adamu announced the presentation at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja.<\/p>\n

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According to an excerpt od the biography read at the event, \u201cBuhari\u2019s instinct, Kachikwu recalled, was command.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It states: \u201cHe felt as a general, he should watch Nigeria, he owed her, and he wanted to act militarily. But Kachikwu argued that a purely military response would create complications. The federal forces were already stretched, escalation could paralyze the entire industry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The disagreement reached a head ahead of a meeting with the Pan-Niger Delta Forum. \u201cThe president was present, and Kachikwu was present,\u201d the book records. \u201cBuhari was upset at what was unfolding in Niger Delta and was very reluctant to approve dialogue with militants.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The excerpt says that, after persuasion, Buhari accepted engagement, \u201callowing the peace process to proceed.\u201d
The excerpt notes that Buhari \u201cwas unwilling to tolerate what he regarded as ransom politics, but was nudged into engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n

It adds that one of Kachikwu\u2019s favourite photographs of the late President was taken just after that meeting, \u201cwhen he finally smiled because he had been tense.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kachikwu teased him afterwards. \u201cSee, it\u2019s not so bad after all,\u201d Buhari smiled, he said.<\/p>\n

The author, Dr Udu Yakubu noted that the late President cooperated with the project but did not control its content.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work was authorised by President Buhari. That authorisation opened doors,\u201d he said, adding: \u201cThe subject has had his voice in the biography, while the biographer has had or retained his independence.\u201d<\/p>\n

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