Monday, March 21, 2011

Bomb threats: FG, MEND yet to commence talks

Vanguard
20 March 2011

Bomb threats: FG, MEND yet to commence talks
By Emma Amaize

 
WARRI -DESPITE the declaration, last week, by the Special Adviser to the President on Niger-Delta Affairs and Coordinator of the Amnesty Programme, Mr Kingsley Kuku, that the government was prepared to dialogue with the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger-Delta, MEND, over its recent threats, it was gathered that talks have not commenced because nobody has come out to identify himself as a leader or representative of the militant group.

Vanguard learnt, weekend, that since Chief Government Ekpemupolo, alias Tompolo, Farah Dagogo, Victor Ebikabowei Ben, alias Boyloaf and other leaders of MEND had accepted amnesty, including Henry Okah, who is facing trial in South-Africa, it will be difficult for somebody, who is not known in the Niger-Delta struggle to  claim leadership of the group.

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