Nigerian group warns of 'total war' on oil interests - BBC

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LONDON (AFX) - A Nigerian militant commander in the oil-rich southern Niger Delta said his group is declaring 'total war' on all foreign oil interests, BBC News reported on its website.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta has given oil companies and their employees until midnight on Friday night to leave the region.

It is the first time the military leader of the Mend movement, Major-General Godswill Tamuno, has spoken publicly of his group's aims.

He told the BBC that they had launched their campaign, called 'dark February', to ensure that all foreign oil interests leave the region.

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[noonwitch]

1. Doesn't Shell Oil own their own personal army in Nigeria?

Or at least their own hit squad? I seem to remember reading about it some time ago.

[cliss]

2. Well, can you blame them?

Look at how things went for Iraq. Any country with oil reserves is fighting an uphill battle to keep control of their reserves.

I was talking to a friend recently about Africa. She said, "Yeah, they kicked out all the white folks, and look what's happened to that continent. It's going down the tubes. They can't run their own country".

That's a bit simplistic. I agree that they're having problems down in South Africa, but if the oil companies weren't so greedy, then a fair settlement could be worked out.

Plus, the Africans might not have been trained in management, so it might take them some time to get going.

[classysassy]

3. Stole most of the resources

The white folks stole most of the natural resources of the African countries while they occupied and oppressed them,now they have the guts to blame the oppressed masses.