Brown’s help to Nigeria infuriates rebels

  1. Posted on Thursday 10 July 2008 - 17:34
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    Monammed Murtala Kamara, AfricaNews reporter in Freetown, Sierra Leone
    Niger Delta Militant group has threatened to end its two weeks cease fire on Saturday midnight in the region following a statement made by the British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at the just concluded G8 summit in Japan that he would end violence in the region.
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    Gordon Brown told a news conference in Japan that his government is willing to help the Nigerian Government tackle what he described as lawlessness in the Niger Delta region.

    "We stand ready to give help to the Nigerians to deal with lawlessness that exists in this area and to achieve the levels of production that Nigeria is capable of, but because of the law and order problems has not been able to achieve," Brown said.

    Many multinationals including Shell have suspended their oil business after being targeted by multiple attacks by rebels. These attacks are said to be one of the factors contributing to the increase of oil prices worldwide as Nigeria is among the biggest oil exporters.

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  1. Posted on Tuesday 15 July 2008 04:05
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    Sduduzo Ka-Mbili
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    Nigeria does not need Britain to meddle in its affairs, but the Nigerian Governement needs to be accountable to its people. By the look of things, it has not been there for the poorest, whose lands have been ravished and exploited and left to rot by the multi-companies.

    Nigerian elects...for the sake of the people, please awake and do what the people elected you for, and not what you have done and failed doing.

    The children shall judge you

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