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Headlines : CorporationsNigerian gunmen seize top managers
In Nigeria, armed gunmen have taken top managers from an Asian oil company and their families hostage in the Niger Delta.
The article only mentions armed groups, but it is obvious that this is the result of MEND (Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta) , a rebel group that is committed to the profits of the oil-rich region going to the people of the land. This is clear by the statistic that 25% of the oil production has been cut. They have only been receiving minor press, but their work, kidnapping foreign workers and blowing up pipelines in the dense tropical climate, is proving to be successful.
[Posted By donovonc]Republished from BBC News
Some sources say more hostages may have been seized in the dawn raid as the three were taken with family members.
The attackers were armed with machine guns and explosives, said police commissioner Felix Ogbaudu.
Newly sworn-in President Umaru Yar’Adua has convened a summit for next week about the crisis in the oil-rich area.
Militants have waged a sabotage campaign for more than a year in the under-developed region, including kidnapping dozens of foreign oil workers.
Their activities have led to a more than 25% cut in oil production.
Criminal gangs in the region have used similar tactics to obtain ransoms for the release of captives.
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An Indonesian Chemical Firm. So that’s a new one.
er, this article is almost a month old. wtf?
It’s not an oil company. There’s appears to be a dramatic shift in strategy, ie., they’re here clearly nudging the Nigerian government / ruling elite by threatening to drive out foreign direct investment less desperate for profits than the oil giants.
Seems like a smart move to moi. A government should be by and for the people. Caso cerrado.