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Nigerian Militant Group Says Ready for Dialogue with Government

by Reuters

   YENAGOA, NIGERIA --

   A Nigerian militant group, which has claimed a wave of attacks on oil
   facilities in the Niger Delta, said it was ready for dialogue with the
   government.

   "We are going to continue the observation of our announced cease-fire
   of hostilities in the Niger Delta against... the multinational oil
   corporations," the group said in a statement received by Reuters on
   Sunday.

   "But we will continuously adopt our asymmetric warfare during this
   period" should Nigerian security agencies "arrest, intimidate, invade
   and harass innocent citizens."