Nigeria agrees one-month ceasefire with Delta militants, official says

[WorldNews]

ABUJA (Reuters) - Nigeria has agreed a one-month ceasefire with militants including the Niger Delta Avengers in the oil-producing southern region, a petroleum ministry official said on Tuesday. Militant groups including the Avengers, who have claimed responsibility for a string of attacks on oil and gas facilities in recent weeks, could not immediately be reached for comment. They say they want a greater share of Nigeria's oil wealth to go to the impoverished Delta region. ...

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