Nigeria: Yar'Adua's Health Triggers Concern Over Nation's Oil Output

30 December 2009

The lingering uncertainty over the health of President Umaru Yar'Adua and the associated political intrigues surrounding his absence are raising fresh concerns over the sustainability of peace in the Niger Delta where militants are said to have started regrouping with fresh demands.

Government last week dispatched security forces to disperse protests at three points in the Niger Delta as the militants protested lack of attention to the presidential amnesty program. The militants also claimed a warning strike at an oil facility.

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