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The Delta State government has donated 100,000 naira (US $1000) to an anti-piracy group as part of measures to ensure that the state's coastline and waterways are free of criminal activities, 'The Guardian' reported on Friday.
The group, made up of youths drawn from Ijaw villages, has been patrolling the waterways where pirates have been operating. The special adviser to the governor on Niger Delta matters, Peter Biakpara, announced the donation and stressed the need for the region to be crisis-free in order for development to take place. He urged other groups in the coastal area to stop all acts of piracy and hijacking.
The secretary of the anti-piracy group said that security and normality had been restored to the waterways and called on individuals and corporate organisations in the creeks to carry on business as normal, 'The Guardian' said.
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