Nation Apr 20 Militia Stages Attacks in Niger Delta Seeking Local Control of Oil The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks on oil installations and kidnapped four oil workers to protest the Nigerian government and foreign oil companies. By PBS News Hour
Politics Mar 10 Militant Group Poses Threat to Nigerian Oil Industry The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta, or MEND, first emerged as an armed militia group in January 2006 when it launched coordinated attacks on oil installations. By PBS News Hour