Nigerian Rebels To Support Scottish Armed Group!

The un-named Scottish group which shares the same philosophy with the Scottish National Party wants to believe that Scotland should be independent and have full control over its North Sea Oil resources.

Jomo Gbomo, spokesman for MEND told The Times of Nigeria that the Scottish group contacted MEND after the furor over the offer of military support to Nigeria made by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during the G-8 Summit.

“We stand ready to give help to the Nigerians to deal with lawlessness that exists in this area and to achieve the levels of production that Nigeria is capable of, but because of the law and order problems has not been able to achieve,” Brown told a news conference at the Group of Eight summit.

MEND was angered by Brown�s offer of military support to Nigeria and immediately called off a unilateral ceasefire put in place after the spectacular raid on Nigeria�s largest offshore production facility, Bonga oil well.

�The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) has been approached for its expertise by an emerging militant group in Scotland who shares the sentiments of the Scottish National Party who believe that Scotland should be independent and have full control over its North Sea oil resources like the oppressed people of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.

�Scotland would be one of the richest countries in the world if it was allowed to keep all its oil revenues – worth around $112 billion over the next six years.

�Although Scotland is still relatively better off compared to many African countries, they still have among the worst health, poverty, crime and life expectancy records in the developed world – while the huge profits which could help tackle these problems go to the oil companies and Gordon Brown’s government in London.

�MEND supports the Scottish peoples fight for independence and the right to profit from their natural resources, rather than see it drained away by a ‘foreign’ country.

�We share the same pain and sentiments and together we will work with freedom fighters in Scotland to emancipate it’s people from the similar bondage the people of the Niger Delta face� according to Gbomo.