From: premiumtimes@yahoo.com [NIgerianWorldForum] <NIgerianWorldForum@yahoogroups.com>
Date: 7 October 2015 at 12:34
Subject: [NIgerianWorldForum] Niger Delta may erupt in violence again, International Group warns
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As the Nigerian Government grapples with a horrific Islamist insurgency in the North East, an International conflict prevention group has warned that if the Muhammadu Buhari administration fails to urgently address the "long-simmering grievances" and deprivation in the oil rich Niger Delta, the region could soon erupt in violence again.
In its latest report issued September 29, the International Crisis Group warned that increasing complaints over chronic poverty and oil pollution as the Presidential Amnesty Programme for ex-militants reaches its twilight, may fuel a renewed rebellion in the region.
The group observed that since the defeat of Goodluck Jonathan, who is a native of the region in March, some activists have resumed their "agitation for greater resource control and self-determination" while some ex-militants have threatened to return to the creeks to resume the armed struggle that characterised the region prior to the amnesty programme.
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Niger Delta may erupt in violence again, International Group warns - Premium Times Nigeria
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