Meanings of military taskforce in English

Neither company, nor the military taskforce which polices the region, have since confirmed any attack took place.

Rimtip said the military taskforce in the western delta expected more retaliatory attacks by the criminal gang.

Colonel Rabe Abubakar, spokesman for the military taskforce in the Niger Delta, said he could not confirm any such attacks.

The joint military taskforce in the delta confirmed there had been clashes, but said its troops had been fired on first.

Spokesmen for the joint military taskforce in the Niger Delta and for the navy could not immediately be reached for comment.

Spokesmen for the Nigerian navy and for the military taskforce patrolling the Niger Delta said they could not immediately confirm the incident.

One of the rebels' main demands is the withdrawal of the joint military taskforce (JTF) from much of the delta.

The flotilla of militants passes a vessel belonging to the joint military taskforce (JTF) guarding a houseboat for oil workers.

Spokesmen for the Nigerian navy and for the military taskforce patrolling Nigeria's oil-producing Niger Delta said they could not immediately confirm the incident.

Major-General Sarkin-Yaki Bello, who commands the joint military taskforce in the delta, said two officers and 16 soldiers were missing since the operation began.

The commander of the joint military taskforce in the Niger Delta, Major-General Sakin-Yaki Bello, has declined to comment on whether the campaign might be widened.