Analysts: Negotiating With Nigeria's Oil Militants Could Encourage Them
LAGOS — If Nigeria’s government plans to sit down with the militant groups that have wreaked havoc on its oil industry, they will need a lot of chairs. More than a dozen groups have appeared since attacks on oil pipelines started earlier this year, each claiming their own constituencies and making their own demands. While some in the Niger Delta say dialogue is the best way to save lives and quell the ongoing insurgency, others say the government’s July decision to talk with the militant groups is merely encouraging them. “They are criminals. Their activities are criminal,” said Edward Ekpoko, the chairman of a development organization based in the delta city of Warri. “You see, it’s like saying
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