The Nigerian Government is exploring the possibility of unleashing mercenaries from Saudi Arabia on Niger Delta militants, reports said.

The online reports claimed that the Federal Government has concluded agreement with Saudi authorities to deploy Saudi Blackwater mercenaries to the Niger Delta region to tackle militants that had been bombing oil facilities.

A staff in The Royal Embassy of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Nigeria supposedly confirmed the $280 million deal, as part of the agreement in the Saudi-led Islamic coalition against terrorism to Vaxity. Anwar Eshki, a retired Major General in the Saudi armed forces, is reportedly the head of Blackwater, which undertakes such assignments for the Saudi Arabian government.

But reacting to the reports, the Niger Delta Avengers on Friday declared that it is not losing sleep over the issue.

A report this morning in Saturday Vanguard quoted the spokesman of the group, self-styled Brig Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, as telling the paper: “The Niger Delta Avengers do not care if the federal government hires or concludes plans to bring in Bluewater, Graywater, Pinkwater, Whitewater or Blackwater mercenaries from Saudi Arabia. It is none of our business, the Saudi Arabia has its own problem of terrorism, so coming here to help Nigerian government is funny. The Niger Delta region will win this war.”

•Photo shows Niger Delta Avengers.