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MEND warn of attacks on oil facilities

Nigeria’s militants in oil-rich Niger Delta region on Tuesday warned the public that they would soon resume land-based attacks on petroleum related installations. In an e-mail message to Xinhua, Jomo Gbomo, a self-described spokesman for the Movement of Emancipation of … read more

American oil executive killed in Nigeria

(Reuters) — An executive of the U.S. oil service company Baker Hughes was killed in an apparently targeted attack in Nigeria’s southeastern oil city of Port Harcourt on Wednesday, authorities said. It was not immediately clear if the attack was … read more

Eviction: Army orders shoot-on-sight

THE inferno at the Mammy market area of the 2 Brigade, Port Harcourt Army Barracks continued for the second day yesterday with the army authority issuing a shoot-on-sight order to its men to fire at any civilian caught setting his … read more

MEND ceasefire may be hoax

One security firm are doubting the reports that MEND have agreed to peace. Read their quick report here….. Delta militant group unlikely to have declared ceasefire despite reports; security risks to persist Reports that the Movement for the Emancipation of … read more

Niger Delta militants declare ceasefire

Niger Delta militants, on Sunday, declared a three-month ceasefire and indicated readiness to negotiate with the authorities. This was after months of sustained attacks on oil workers and facilities. The militants, whose activities were coordinated by a group known as … read more

Bori Camp Update

I have received reports that the vendors stalls, shacks and makeshift premises are being burned today. There are also reports of violence as resistance is met by the military enforcing the eviction planned to be completed by tomorrow. The eviction … read more

Security Report – Week 18

NIGERIA SECURITY REPORT WEEK 18 2006. GENERAL � The Federal Government has alerted the nation about plans by some politicians to cause public disorder in Abuja and the state capitals across the country over the current debate on the constitutional … read more