MEND declares indefinite ceasefire – The Nation
October 26, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
A milestone was reached yesterday in the desperate battle for peace in the Niger Delta. The main armed group, the Movement for the Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND), declared an indefinite ceasefire.
The news came even as Defence Minister Maj.-Gen. Godwin Abbe announced that 15,000 militants surrendered their arms under the amnesty programme of the Federal Government.
