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Daily Champion (Lagos)Lagos - OUTSPOKEN lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), has warned the
Federal Government against the use of force in addressing current
agitation for resource control and improved living condition by the
people of the Niger Delta.
This Day (Lagos)Lagos - Since the beginning of this month, insurgency and militancy in
the Niger Delta have reached a new level, raising concerns over the
fate of the polity and economy which depend on the oil-rich area for
sustenance as well as grave implications for national stability.
This Day (Lagos)Port Harcourt - Bayelsa State Governor, Goodluck Jonathan, has said the
conditions fulfilled by the Federal Government to secure the release of
the four hostages who have spent nearly one month in captivity are
"classified for now".
Port Harcourt — Four foreign oil workers were released on Monday after being held
hostage for 19 days by ethnic Ijaw militants in Nigeria's turbulent
Niger Delta.
But the militants, who are fighting to take control of the region's
oil wealth, said the release was a purely humanitarian gesture and
warned oil firms that their struggle to radically cut Nigeria's oil
exports would continue.
The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), who
are responsible for the kidnap of four oil workers being held hostages
in an undisclosed location, has warned the federal government against
attempts to use force to secure the release of the men even as it has
declared what it called, a unilateral ceasefire to allow for meaningful
negotiations between the federal government and the organisation.
Lagos — OUTSPOKEN lawyer, Chief Gani Fawehinmi (SAN), has warned the
Federal Government against the use of force in addressing current
agitation for resource control and improved living condition by the
people of the Niger Delta.
Warri — FOLLOWING the imminent release of the four foreign oil workers taken
hostage 19 days ago, a member of the negotiation team constituted by
the Federal Government, Chief Bello Oboko, has appealed for the safety
of the kidnappers.
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Lagos — Since the beginning of this month, insurgency and militancy in
the Niger Delta have reached a new level, raising concerns over the
fate of the polity and economy which depend on the oil-rich area for
sustenance as well as grave implications for national stability.
Lagos — The Movement for the Emancipation of the People of the Niger
Delta (MEND), the militia group in the middle of the hostage saga, said
last night that the four expatriates were abducted to make a statement
on the will of the people of Niger Delta to challenge and revolt
against any institution perceived to short-change the legacies of the
Izonchild.
Port Harcourt — Bayelsa State Governor, Goodluck Jonathan, has said the
conditions fulfilled by the Federal Government to secure the release of
the four hostages who have spent nearly one month in captivity are
"classified for now".