Niger Delta Leaders Want Army Out And Oil Firms To Relocate To Region

Any ceasefire would be difficult to enforce as the militants are splintered into small groups of angry, young unemployed men even their leaders struggle to control.

A major group, the Niger Delta Avengers, had initially declared a ceasefire in August but then claimed another attack last month.

The group has threatened to step up attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta if the president pursues a military campaign, its spokesman Mudoch Agbinibo told Reuters in written responses to questions.

(Reporting by Felix Onuah; Writing by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Alison Williams)


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