Author Archives: Chief Oyibo

MEND threatens to kill hostages

A group claiming to be MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), which hijacked a cargo ship, weekend, in Warri and took 24 Phillipines hostage, reiterated, yesterday, that the kidnapped foreign nationals would be killed tomorrow if at … read more

From MEND

We wish to deny reports of our involvement in the kidnap of filipino seamen off a cargo ship in escravos, delta state, on saturday january 20, 2007. These misleading reports were carried in the vanguard edition of sunday January 21, … read more

Navy Starts Sea Exercises Today

AGAINST the backdrop of rising insecurity in the delta and its resolve to fulfil part of its responsibility in the security of the Gulf of Guinea, the Nigerian Navy will today start a series of naval exercises in the Bight … read more

Militants hijack ship

THE Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger-Delta, MEND yesterday, hijacked a cargo ship and took about 24 foreign nationals on board hostage at the Chanomi Creeks in Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta State. The militant group … read more

FG in talks to free Filipino hostages

Nigerian government officials have begun talks to secure the release of six Filipino seamen snatched from a cargo ship in the southern oil producing delta, authorities said on Sunday. The talks began as Nigerian warships mobilised for a four-day naval … read more