[news] MEND 'Curbs' Oil Production in Nigeria Over 25%

[Mostly Water - "Canadian" and International alternative news feed]

MEND wants more money for the delta states and has vowed to bring  
Nigeria's oil exports to a stop if its demands are not met.

"We are more than capable of escalating the violence," the MEND  
spokesman, Jomo Gbomo, who regularly sends e-mail messages to the  
media, wrote in response to e-mailed questions. The group, he said, is  
prepared for "a protracted military confrontation."

The violence has driven some companies away. Willbros, one of the  
world's largest independent contractors, left Nigeria last summer  
after nearly 45 years, because nine of its employees were held in the  
swamps for weeks. After their release, Willbros said the dangers in  
Nigeria "exceed our acceptable risk levels."

  


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