Nigeria fighters call truce - 22 Sept 2008

[lagswitcherupper]

thumbs up if you typed in "niger fighters"

[greatcollins]

i love this station AL jerzerra, this station deserve an award.

[owiz22]

"A man who chooses to fight monsters must see to it that in the process he does not become a monster, because one you look into the abyss, the abyss also looks right back into you"- Nietzsche ...... We have heard this crap before: RUF, FARC, etc .... who are we kidding ?? they are no freedom fighters ... In choosing to fight monsters MEND has become the most ruthless and senseless of all the monsters .. They are no better than the satanic government.

[sexymalcom1970]

Nigeria is a complex problem and what MEND are doing is defending their tribal territory from foreigners(Nigerian Govt/oil companies). The foreign oil companies and governments have used Nigeria for 20 years to prop up their oil requirements with support of Military regimes and non representative Elected government. Democracy does not work in multitribal societies it empowers the large majority tribes over the smaller tribes.The sad thing is MENDs actions may lead to a series of Civil wars.

[SLuMmL0rD]

They'll regroup and keep fighting. The poor are fed up and Neocolonial Nigeria will crumble

[vision4wisdom]

Support the efforts of MEND!

[mightyali]

it may look bad what they militants are dong, but they are doing the right thing because the corrupted motherfucker are just stocking their money instead of sharing it with their country

[levnerbrown]

actually we need a change people are tired of suffering we need change in nigeria and fast if not matters will get worst and more worst . fix it fix it now poverty needs to end in nigeria now

[MaxSafeheaD]

My friend runs a medical center in the Niger Delta so I've heard quite a bit about the trouble there.

It makes me furious to think my countrymen talk of exporting freedom when actually all they want is to keep the oil flowing and horde all the cash for their group.

Capitalism needs a rethink - it only works with a fully educated public.

[sexymalcom1970]

Please get rid of those thieving foreigners. Do whatever it takes to succeed. Beware the US and Britain are planning to destroy your movement. AFRICOM (us army in africa). Its time for all tribal armies to Nigeria to prepare to defend our sovereignty. Fuck the corrupt slavemaster government.

[MaxSafeheaD]

Do you use petrol?

[sexymalcom1970]

No I dont, I dont drive and furthermore I lived in a naval base in the Delta for three months during 1994. I saw a lot of foreigners buying illegal oil. Some got arrested but had to be released because of Foreign pressure.I know alot of whats going on there.Nigeria has the best form of crude oil-because its easy to refine. The corrupt regime is working with the US,Brits,Italians and French.These so called democratic freedom loving nations are involved in the covert destruction of the Niger Delta

[MaxSafeheaD]

I find that very easy to believe. History will not look kindly on the staggering hypocrisy of Blair, Bush and the rest of this disgusting aristocracy.

I just hope with what little I might do the future will be brighter for ALL mankind, not just the scum responsible for this mess.

[sexymalcom1970]

Nigeria is a peaceful nation and the citizens are hospitable.However Nigeria itself is a falisy. It really is a country ideology forced upon 450 tribes with different identities. This falisy is the legacy of colonisation and democracy which has empowered the majority tribes Yoruba, Hausa to the detriment of the smaller tribes such as the Ijaws in the Niger Delta. The government is not representing the minority tribes and dont care because to them they are as foreign as an Englishman in Nigeria

[MaxSafeheaD]

Similarly with Rwanda, Fiji, Australia and America (if we'd left any more natives alive) South Africa ... and so on.

Then again you can always sub divide people if that's your mentality. People need to recognise we are ALL family, however distant. If there was a lower disparity of oppportunity I think this would be a real possibility. Unfortunately the lucky few, be they American, european or Nigerian spoil it for everyone =(

[Jacobbmarley]

well done MEND a just cause ! hope they don't end up like FARC

[Prosperwithin]

This 'war' is the result of decades of senseless kleptomaniac criminal acts led by the Northern establishment, several of whom are not even Nigerians by origin. Little wonder why they would allow billions of revenue from oil proceeds to go unaccounted for. A classic case of demonic possession.

[sfgox10]

Yeah I agree, we need more of this in mainstream media in America, it's all bullshit...

[emokidsstolemycar]

I know what you mean, barely anyone in our country has heard about things like this. I'll admit, if it weren't for my comparative politics class, I wouldn't have a good idea about this issue either.

[somethingawful01]

Well done Al Jazeera for this report. This is why I love you so much, you report that which the mass media of the West don't care about as it's politically not convenient.

Keep up the excellent raportages!