Reuters AlertNet Full site
Homepage | Newsdesk | NGO Latest | Crisis briefings | Country profiles | MediaWatch | Jobs | Alerting | Login

NEWSDESK

Militants see month of mayhem in Nigeria oil delta
09 May 2007 18:51:46 GMT
Source: Reuters
LAGOS, May 9 (Reuters) - Nigerian militant group MEND said on Wednesday it had instructed armed groups in the Niger Delta to unleash a month of "mayhem" to press its case for more autonomy in the oil-producing region.

Militants have staged 10 attacks on Western oil facilities in the delta in the last nine days, kidnapping dozens of foreign workers and curbing output from the world's eighth largest oil exporter.


AlertNet news is provided by

Email this article       Send comments

Emergencies

•  Nigeria violence

MORE >>

Countries

Small country map
© 2004 Europa Technologies Ltd.
Reset map

•  Nigeria profile
· View map

MORE >>

NGO latest

•  Christian Aid joins green.tv
Christian Aid - UK

•  Global internal displacement crisis worsens - survey
NRC - Norway

•  Christian Aid comment on 5 April Gleneagles event
Christian Aid - UK

•  Governments must invest to help poor people adapt to climate change
CARE International - UK

•  Beware of hidden strings on EU's offer on trade
Christian Aid - UK

MORE >>

Latest news

•  Militants see month of mayhem in Nigeria oil delta

•  Four U.S. oil workers kidnapped in Nigeria

•  NIGERIA: Prince Wegwu, Nigeria, "We hold [oil workers] until they give us something"

•  Niger Delta violence should subside soon - oilmin

•  LONDON-NIGERIA OILMIN SAYS EXPECTS VIOLENCE IN DELTA TO DIE DOWN

MORE >>

Disclaimers |  Copyright |  Privacy |  Contact Us |  Feedback |  About Us |  RSS XML

Last updated:Wed May 9 18:54:11 2007