Article: Writethru: Militants warn against oil firms to quit Niger Delta

Writethru: Militants warn against oil firms to quit Niger Delta

LAGOS, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Militants in Nigerian oil-rich Niger Delta region have given an ultimatum to oil companies operating in the region to leave before Feb. 14 or expect a massacre, reported the Nation newspaper on Wednesday.

The international oil companies operated in Niger Delta have been accused by the rebel groups of backing and aiding the Nigerian military to carry out attacks on their camps and so must expect the worse on Valentine Day.

The Niger Delta Patriotic Force (NDPF) in a statement, signed by its leader Ateke Tom, released to journalists in Port Harcourt, gave the Nigerian federal government and other ...

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