Nigerian Militants: Renewed Fighting or PR Campaign?

A Niger Delta militant group that officially disbanded four years ago this week claimed responsibility for an attack on a major oil pipeline and an explosion at an oil refinery in Nigeria. A message said the group is stepping up operations against oil companies and the government. But former militants say the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, is dead and that common thieves committed the crimes.  .   Gabriel Ebipadei used to be a gunman, fighting in the ...

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