Originally Posted by alouette
On another note; recently one nigerian at lunch in the messhall told me that there is no hostage taking in the Niger Delta, no bombings, etc etc... He also mentioned that all these stories are a fabrication of the media to make Nigeria look bad. I wish I would have had the power to push his face into his plate of pasta. MALANDRO!!!
Then why do ALL the oil company compounds have thick walls, razor wire and armed guards? Plus armed escorts and mandatory helicopter transport. Even the Nigerian media reports hostage taking.
However some of the events are most likely done by criminals rather than the MEND terrorists.