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The Nigerian military said militants blew up the Niger Delta pipeline, but Mend said it had been contacted by 'youths' who had said they were behind the attack.
Disruptions to Nigerian output caused by militant attacks have been a significant driver in the soaring worldwide price of oil. The unilateral ceasefire, announced by Mend in an email to media outlets on Sunday, marked a sudden U-turn for the group, which earlier in the weekend had warned all foreign oil workers to leave the Niger Delta.Nigeria's military is illequipped, while arms are proliferating in Nigeria's oil producing region, our correspondent says.See the full content of this document
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Militants to Cease Raids in Oil Delta
NIGERIA
THE MILITANT group behind some of the worst attacks on Nigeria's oil infrastructure and the ki...See the full content of this document
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