08/22/09 Bloomberg Reports-
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, the main armed group in Nigeria’s oil region, said it suspended peace talks with the government and may resume attacks on oil infrastructure.
The group, also known as MEND, is opting out of an amnesty program because the government “expects disarmament without the real issues being addressed,” spokesman Jomo Gbomo said in an e-mailed statement today. “MEND will be compelled to resume with ferocious attacks on the oil industry at the end of our cease-fire on Sept. 15.”
Under a 60-day government amnesty program that began on Aug. 6, fighters in the region that produces almost all of Nigeria’s oil were to turn in their weapons and renounce violence in order to avoid prosecution.
Attacks by armed groups in Niger River delta have cut Nigeria’s oil exports by more than 20 percent since 2006 and forced operators such as Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Exxon Mobil Corp., Total SA, Chevron Corp. and Eni SpA to scale back investments.
MEND declared a unilateral cease-fire on July 13 after its leader, Henry Okah, who was facing capital charges related to treason and gun-running, was freed by President Umaru Yar’Adua’s government. The group wants more local control for oil revenues now mostly going to the central government.
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August 25th, 2009 at 11:11 am
CHECK!
Some armed men (those coup gurus, and their cohorts) in control of nigerian governement are attempting to kidnapp the nigerian democracy…Our president not supportive (refused to be gullible) and he is on the run for his life. The armed men believe it is better to solve the Niger delta militancies through their force via an armed interim government coupe style…Be on the Check. Is this true?
They see the emergencies of Biafra, Arewa, Niger Delta boys, and others as noisy and as threats to Nigeria as a nation. Are these right feelings? Of course the military men are triggered by their feel to restore oneness of nigeria, that means scooping nigeria naturality into doom and for their living. Is this really true?
Don’t you think it is better to be under pseudo-colonial rule of divide and rule than to be under men trained to be in war front or use of arms speciality? After all, with the pseudo-colonial rule from countries in EUs, Canada, USA and Saudi Arabia, (depending on which one you choose) we can have more freedom and relate more with the entire world. Human resources will be well used with all honesty and not with dummies as officers choice style. As a nigerian, your traveling capabilities is very very restricted in this world, except you belong to the Abuja liars, who trick their ways in and out. Think about this?
Biafra.
August 25th, 2009 at 11:12 am
I pray for peace and let their be peace.