Nigerian Oil Militants Blame Hostage Death on Military Attack

A group of oil militants in the Niger Delta have claimed that a hostage that they had been holding was killed following a military attack carried out by the Nigerian army.

While the army has acknowledged that a militant camp had been razed they denied that they were behind the attack. According to the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) the hostage, a Filipino sailor who had been captured on Thursday, was killed by stray bullets fired by the army during that attack.

At least another 14 hostages are believed to be held by the group, all captured on Thursday. In response to the Friday attack MEND has declared an all-out war in the region.

MEND has demanded oil companies in the Niger Delta leave yet those warnings have fallen on deaf ears. Militant groups in the Niger Delta use money from oil to back their organization but insist their actions are or the benefit of the people.

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