Latest from Mend (after the release of the remaining hostages):
"This does not signify an end to our attacks. Hostage keeping is a distraction and ties down our units to this irrelevant enterprise," they said in an e-mail to Reuters. "We will concentrate our attacks now solely on oil facilities and workers found on these facilities."
...Irrelevant enterprise. Aviators of the Niger Delta! All is sound and safe now. No more high risk allowances for you any longer...get on with the job!