Mend Declares Ceasefire

Following a September 13 raid by the Joint Task Force (JTF) on the Elem Tombia area (south of Port Harcourt, Rivers State), the armed group MEND (Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta) mounted a week-long string of attacks against oil interests in the Niger Delta region. However, MEND promised in an e-mail directed to Nigerian media outlets to begin an indefinite, unilateral ceasefire effective 0100 hours, September 21. view full text

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