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February 20, 2006
Nigerian Government Reportedly In Talks With MEND
The Daily Independent of Lagos, Nigeria, reports that "Abuja (the seat of the national government) has sent emissaries to negotiate with Niger Delta militants [from the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND)] who abducted another set of nine foreign oil workers on Saturday," February 18, 2006.
The publication said, "The committee set up by President Olusegun Obasanjo to secure their release began to take action on Sunday [February 19, 2006], and one of its members, Governor Goodluck Jonathan of Bayelsa State, pledged that the crisis would be handled differently this time around."
For more, please see "Hostages: Federal Government In Talks With Kidnappers."
Posted by Munir Umrani at February 20, 2006 09:37 PM
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