2009-09-16 18:37:42

Ceasefire Extended in Niger Delta


(16 Sep 09 - RV) Nigeria's main militant group, the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), today announced a 30-day extension of a two-month-old ceasefire in the oil-producing Niger Delta.


The announcement came just ahead of its expiry, and threatened renewed strikes on the oil industry if substantive negotiations are not held.


Chris Altieri asked the director of Catholic communications in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, Fr. Patrick Alumuku, what the main complaints and demands of the rebels are, and how the government plans to respond to the underlying crisis: RealAudioMP3







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