By Antony Sguazzin
Nov. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, the main militant group fighting in Nigeria’s oil region, said it may end a cease-fire after a request to do so by allies in the area.
The group, known as MEND, “has been contacted by its Delta state cousins to support is renewed fight against the military Joint Task Force,” it said in an e-mailed statement today. “MEND is mulling over the urgent request in the face of its cease-fire declaration but will have no choice other than to join the fray if the violence escalates.”
While MEND declared a cease-fire on Sept. 21, it reported a skirmish with the military on Nov. 20.
To contact the reporter on this story: Antony Sguazzin in Johannesburg at asguazzin@bloomberg.net.
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