Nigeria: Ex-Militants Stage Violent Protest in Bayelsa

27 February 2013

The militants said they were opposed to a new proposal by the Nigerian government.

Hundreds of former militants staged a violent protest in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Wednesday, smashing cars ad harassing passersby, to complain against new terms they have been offered under the federal government-run amnesty program.

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