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2 unusual facts about Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta


Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta

His killers say they killed him because he ordered a hit on Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi.

On June 20, 2008, MEND naval forces attacked the Shell-operated Bonga oil platform, shutting down 10% of Nigeria's oil production in one fell swoop.


Confraternities in Nigeria

Most of the campus cults have been accused of kidnapping foreign oil workers for ransom, while many of the militant groups, such as the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND), employ confraternity members as combatants; Soboma George, head of street and creek confraternity The Outlaws, is also an MEND commander.

Henry Odein Ajumogobia

In this role, he began serious talks with rebel groups in the oil-producing area, including the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, and in June 2007 played a key role in negotiating the release of kidnapped workers of the South Korean contracting company Daewoo.


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