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Nigeria: Govt Seeking Missing Soldiers, Delta Militants
Daily Trust, 22 May 2009
Twelve soldiers are missing in action and the ongoing military campaign in the delta creeks will not end until they are found, Commander of the Joint Military Task Force (JTF) code… Read more »
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Nigeria: Govt Offensive on Delta 'Displaced Thousands'
This Day, 22 May 2009
Amnesty International has called on the Joint Task Force (JTF) in the crisis-ridden Niger Delta to use force only in a way that would not result in human rights abuses as against… Read more »
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Nigeria: Rights Group Deplores Govt 'War' on Delta
Independent (Lagos), 22 May 2009
Civil Liberty Organisation (CLO) said the Joint Task Force (JTF)'s military adventure in Gbaramatu and other communities across the Niger Delta region is a declaration of war by… Read more »
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Nigeria: Lawmakers Back Military Action in Niger Delta
This Day, 22 May 2009
Amidst protests and rowdiness, the House of Representatives yesterday threw its weight behind the ongoing military operation in parts of Delta State. Read more »
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Nigeria: MIlitants Vow Revenge on Army Over Delta Attacks
Independent (Lagos), 21 May 2009
There may be no end in sight to the ongoing oil war involving militants and the military in the Niger Delta, as the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) has given indication that the… Read more »
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Nigeria: Unrest Pushes Oil Price to U.S.$62 Per Barrel
Independent (Lagos), 22 May 2009
The ongoing crisis at Nigeria's oil rich Niger Delta on Thursday made crude to trade above $62 a barrel. Read more »
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Nigeria: War in Niger Delta
Daily Champion, 22 May 2009
The on-going war in the oil-rich Niger Delta region, clearly, is doing more harm than good and must be stopped immediately, especially so that the innocent can be spared the death,… Read more »
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Nigeria: 12 Soldiers Feared Dead in Delta Reprisal Attacks
Independent (Lagos), 22 May 2009
Militants on Thursday kept their word to hit soldiers; killing 12, including a Lt. Colonel, in an ambush around Camp Five in Oporoza in Delta State. Read more »
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Nigeria: Ijaw Leader Urges FG to Order Ceasefire
Independent (Lagos), 22 May 2009
A prominent Ijaw leader, Tunde Smooth, on Thursday implored the Federal Government to order a ceasefire in the ongoing confrontation between the military and militants in some… Read more »
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Nigeria: Niger Delta - War Spreads to Ondo, Edo, Bayelsa
Independent (Lagos), 21 May 2009
About 300 homes were razed by the Joint Task Force (JTF) on Wednesday in Oporoza, the largest Ijaw community and headquarters of the Gbaramatu clan in Delta State. Read more »
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Nigeria: The Humanitarian Crisis in the Niger Delta
Independent (Lagos), 21 May 2009
The Federal Government of Nigeria, working in tandem with humanitarian agencies and non-governmental agencies, has no other choice than to address with swiftness and dispatch the… Read more »